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Ruins

2007-01-11T20:25:00Z

Ruins Here the king’s men came and killed the pope’s men and sacked the church whose creed required good works in addition to the merciful grace of God. Aloof, the ruins stand witness, crumbling more gracefully than dogma. This is who we ar...

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Prairie

2007-01-11T20:24:05Z

Prairie Sunset, a vein of cold blood, empties into prairie grass, reddens dun, dry stems rasping in wind. Night, brighter than day, gibbous moon in ice-clear sky, black trees suppliant, grass shining silver and still Stiff-legged, a coyote ...

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Going for Cigarettes

2006-12-02T16:20:27Z

We came back along the railroad tracks from the little tobacco shop where I read comic books while he bought Camels and talked to the men there. He held my hand as we walked until the place where the segmented grasses grew then I ran ahead to gat...

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Horace Silver at the Piano

2006-11-20T03:52:13Z

Horace Silver at the Piano Down the lonely afternoon, the dark and sunny day, alone in smoky silence, Horace bends low over his hands. Whisky circles widen, merge, glisten wet on the upright lid. A long ash shudders in anticipation. Clo...

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Beginning

2006-11-16T18:07:59Z

Beginning You are throwing a baseball back and forth with your father. He throws fly balls high up into the sun. You position yourself and catch them with a satisfying ‘thuck’ in the web of your mitt. The mosquitoes aren’t too bad, t...

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Everything is fine down here. Wait, there is someone at the door.

2006-10-08T00:38:56Z

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