Monthly Archives: January 2019

Memories

Many-faceted shining bits     of what we said and did, they filter softly down     and crowd around my knees.

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After Mary Oliver

every   poem          is a            camel

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Quick to Speak, Quick to Anger

A Rorschach testĀ for our times could not be more ready made than the one which surfaced this weekend from Washington, D.C.: a smirking young man in a MAGA hat face to face with a shorter, older Native American man beating … Continue reading

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Crossword

69 Down, “Ascend, 2 wds.”:  G-O-U-P 70 Down, “Rose sniffer”:  N-O-S-E 87 Across, “Yearn for.”

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Your Story

I came to the river at breaking of day, and dropped into clear, still waters.

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A Murder of Quail

My sensible backyard fence has nothing             against winter quail. It stands six feet tall to keep out dogs             and keep in tension.

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