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Bed Sheets
Keeping sleeping children
under bed sheets, he moved
rocks around their bodies
to articulate their shape,
to keep them from moving
too quickly. He will sneak them
dreams like alcohol to let them
know colors and textures too
intense for human fingers.
Keeping sleeping children
under bed sheets, he moved
rocks around their bodies
to articulate their shape,
to keep them from moving
too quickly. He will sneak them
dreams like alcohol to let them
know colors and textures too
intense for human fingers.
Literature
Tanka Series 10
1.
the shift
of sparrows mid-flight
again
she tells me
it meant nothing
2.
autumn arrives
less subtle
than last year
the time it takes my father
to stand up
3.
long distance love
ending badly
I return
my phone plan
to the cheaper rate
4.
Nana's new husband
out of nowhere!
a swallowtail
floats
through the open door
5.
autumn clouds
hunched
over email chat
I critique a friend's poem
on wildflowers
6.
dead dog
by the roadside
belly up...
I wonder if he too
became a Buddha
7.
family in bed
after another long day
I linger
for my muse
with a bowl of hot miso
8.
early autumn
a pumpkin patch
newly ripe
I
Literature
Farmers' Market
Farmers' Market
At daybreak, we make our aching bodies rise,
caffeinate, survey the still pink-patched sky,
pray for a dry day. Once loaded, we truck
bushels of produce, potted plants, sawhorse
and board tables, stabilize crates of pie
between bins and strawberry boxes, drive
down the mountain, into town and set up
the fruits of our labors, hoping neighbors
and weekenders alike will buy, eyeing
vendors wares, wishing there was cash to spare.
Down-street, a bow begins to sweep the strings
softly, bringing bed-headed children out
to watch the band set up. An old pup roves
over to the barbeque cart, gambols
off when the butcher
Literature
Hesaraghatta
Bangalore: tin
houses lean in mass
saffron lake, perspiration
Suggested Collections
in response to one of tristan's poems.
fuh sho.
draft 1.
january 12, 2007
fuh sho.
draft 1.
january 12, 2007
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