For First Day Of The New Year

New Year's day -
already, empty bottles,
resolutions forgotten.

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Fragment From An 11th Century Japanese Scroll

a better world is

between the teeth

on tips of tongues

on lip perimeters

strung by kisses

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Scapegoats Devour Sins

Written in The Book of Judgement
only ink, the accusing
words by drool undone,
stains their bearded chins.

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Only This To Hear

only this

to hear the dipper spilling
too full
the deep well
yielding

knowing a hand of dew
brings such sweetness
wet, cool

wet

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Y U Blokt Me? A Website Romance Untimely Ended

Y cuz I'm a fool
Was a mistake
without glasses
made and here
I am unlaid but
for want of thee
yer masculinity
yer male beauty
O God

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The Lesson Book Of Weather - 2 Thigh-ku

*

Beyond Manhattan Bridge

sudden heat lightning

a good night with cool rain

*

Old vinyl Nyro**

needle scratches

done with song

**Laura Nyro, singer

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Still Life With Burros

A redundant whip in a whipped boy's hand
loudly cracks.

Sway backs are unburdened by little cries
which simpler crickets take to heart.

Their singing legs suddenly still to sighs.

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Three Tracing Infinite Musings

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1

Striven from

white rock

a wider sky

2

Here is a presence

something returning

in spite of melting clocks

3

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Wallace Steven's Florida of the Mind

iniquitous pines
sordid sop
concupiscent taters

elusive Palms
without skirts
furtive in purple light

night gators
blue guitars
Cuban bars

counted days
well spent in
bluer shade

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Words of an Old Poet to a Young Poet

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try not to startle morning

doves from their patient

gentle songs

listen carefully

do not tear the wind

a wild stallion

counts his sins

in mares

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