Haiku
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Rapunzel
A contemporary tale!
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So shame
433 words "To you folks"
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Blue Bottle
Nonet– Blue bottle refers to Man o' War- jellyfish.
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a couple of thoughts on bookstores
Senryu on Borders’ Demise Bright lights, Bright banners Contrast the sad empty shelves My bookstore closing! eyk 8/14/11 Why I Like Bookstores Roving through the bookstore Hunting for fresh dreams I breathe the scent of opportunity In every aisle I weave. A history novel beckons ‘Come hear my tale and thrill’ A language primer calls…
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Congress
Words pour from their mouths
like water from a faucet
making promises
until we need them.
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Blind
I asked my mother once how I was made. Imagining then, that my outsides a single sheet of flesh sewn near the elbows, behind the knees in places I could not see. I did not know of science, biology, cosmetology; the anatomy of how things worked. Instead, I dreamed of great craftsmen, who with their…
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It All Began From Nothing
A children's story
My introduction for Jim Harstad at the 07/19/11 Wine & Words "Celebrate 100" event : )
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Mastiff Manners
Watching our two seven month old Bull Mastiff Puppies at play!