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Month: April, 2005

walk button

it used to be, days like this, i’d go around shirtless or nearly so, with cutoff sleeves sporting my greyhound tattoo, in love with my friendliness ready for anything. clueless

old habits

if not my mother’s uncle, and his oxygen-bottle nor robert creeley’s failing breath then maybe your voice, hollering above me, old crow and the jasmine perfuming the gate

pitter patter

hot water in a pint glass. piles of laundry melodies and vocables half-read books of poems. pop’s old mustard sweater. lingering doubt

a come on

one turns to one who is not there, and whispers “watch.” to which no one replies “i’m waiting.” then one imperceptibly prepares to sing. “now, listen.”

poppies poppies poppies

with spring unfolds the drama of the nasalrealm: the first-kiss-swoon of jasmine, the sweet domestic bliss of fresh-mowed grass, the pollen’s filing-for-divorce