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Note to Self: Rose Petal Rejects

Posted on November 27, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

A squirrel clings to a tree trunk, teasing and taunting a large tiger striped cat slumbering on the path. I run by, but pirouette for a second glance. Assortments of humans in the lakeside plaza eat alfresco. The tree’s around Lake … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Interrupted life. Having you, protects me from my own web. Return to me, as you thaw, Weathering away to smooth edges. We are at the center, of this expansive disk, Glimmering prism, And the line we follow is just a … Continue reading →

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I am

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

I may chase my losses around with a magnifying lens Trying to figure out what went wrong. I wonder what went right, I’m sure it was nothing that I had anything to do with. I thank god for the tenacity … Continue reading →

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The Fall

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Discordant leaf chatter argues over the path, dispersed by a nettled wind This is the Fall of my life. Every breath shivered and twirled on the air, Fogging a glass piece Through which I stare. At lions at play in … Continue reading →

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A godawful astronomy lesson

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

How many times have I looked up in the sky To feel a tear roll back I never saw you, but I knew you were thereObscured by the fog of a bad day,Engulfed by the sunA sailors moonHearing nothing, never … Continue reading →

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Prey Animals (12/20/06 coming home from Australia)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

In the lost ends of a long field, the creature stood – brushed in a bristling mahogany coat, dusted with honey and java. I could only stand there swaying imperceptibly on the dying grass. From his flanks, a slight swirl of steam lifted … Continue reading →

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Promise to be Safe (the old boat prose)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Promise to be safe and ponder with you heart Breathe deeply and fill your eyes Be clarity in the sands Venture with your mind into the white caps. An old remembrance of a boat, adorned with palm fronds and dusted … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on November 25, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Alone, I create the perfect pose, I’ll sew a bounty of unheard prose. So proud of my cups, so magnificent Ornate, but filled with discontent. We look for toads and kettle bearers and the quenching kiss of wayfarers, Who catch … Continue reading →

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So Close

Posted on November 25, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

It won’t be that much longer then Just another lost day as dusk roles in And the sun exhales long shadows From a heart red far horizon. I know getting too close to anyone Is something you could not bear … Continue reading →

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Those Who Cannot Trust – Who Fear Love

Posted on November 23, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

A forest is felt more at night than seen by day The saplings of fears grow in the darkness into tall trees that we climb to see stars above the canopy. Through the obsidian blackness, an occasional beam of light … Continue reading →

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