Category Archives: Short Stuff

The Makeout Party

Posted on February 19, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

They were smoking and kissing Crowded on couches and papasons Curled in contrapposto I tried to twist myself into the scene And I played records in the basement darkness Made jokes below my true intellect To make them laugh To … Continue reading →

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Poetry Dispensers

Posted on February 9, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

She applied his poetry like a salve… But he complained,     “It’s a stick     to poke giants, stir potions –     and you think it’s medicine.” She let out a held breath blowing the dust off … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Distance (#25wtT)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Some sounds I hear Through your silence You’re listening And I am waiting Until you echo. Then you see my point And I hear music. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Lost in a Poem

Posted on January 20, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I chose a black parchment and left my poem in light gray letters. The words were underwhelming, but the darkness overtook you. Years later I re-read cautiously in low light; you’re somewhere on these pages.   tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Endless Unwrapping

Posted on January 3, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I received such a peculiar combination of gifts. What is not peculiar about the diversity of unanticipated gifts is that “everything” is peculiar. The giving, the receiving – Oh, nothing can ever be so fully revealed with all this endless … Continue reading →

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Diminutive

Posted on January 3, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I laid down on the sand, humbling myself before this majesty and felt diminutive in the foreground of such immense love shared between the Sun and Moon. The ocean tides ebbed and flowed, and mountains blew down, forests were razed, glaciers … Continue reading →

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Quivering Hearts Be Still

Posted on January 3, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Quivering hearts be still Even a rising mountain is but a tear drop slipping into the universe Worlds are built anew from sorrows like these. Greater mysteries weep for you than you for those, Soothe these channels, twisted saline braids that carve … Continue reading →

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abandon our camera (#25wtT)

Posted on January 3, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

We cannot always capture beauty with a camera; perhaps it is best to simply BE the beauty we hope to expose through device and instrumentation. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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The Known and the Knowing

Posted on December 31, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

I have spent a lifetime trusting men I’ve never personally come to know particularly well on this earthly plane and dimension, and they have never let me down. Rather, it is those I think I know all too well that … Continue reading →

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On Artists of All Mediums

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

It seems that inspiration resides in the interstitial space of aggregated thoughts. The indescribable essence of creativity that connects independent structures of the mind – no accidents happen within these hidden channels. Intentions echo through their hollow halls. Contemplative prayers … Continue reading →

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