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Our Own Hands

OUR OWN HAND  The day is translucentFrostedThinThe air still breathes winterWe breathe winter in It might be the last timeWe take this breathOf coldFor grantedAs the world grows oldAnd weary of itself There is no reservoirFor the arctic shelfAs it collapses Waters riseAnd we … Continue reading

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Mother Nature

The eye of the elephant closesTo the world The grass moves in the windThe birds rise in a swirl You imagine a place you have never seen Where the earth is youngThe green trees show off for the skyThe whales … Continue reading

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Above Santa Monica

ABOVE SANTA MONICA The fire dancedAnd shoutedAcross the mountainSpewing colorIn a fountain of rageAs we drove throughSmoke and ashLike animalsIn a strange cage of flames The other animals diedNo one knew their names We search for the facesOf those we … Continue reading

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