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Am I Home

The pipes rattleAnd spit steamYou wakeAs if in a dreamWalking territoriesYou’ve never seen You shake snowFrom the branch of the treeShake saltOn the pavementAssess the debrisNature sits stillThis morningBut you are still fullOf the storm Full of its warning force SometimesThe air is … Continue reading

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THE HOUSE BY THE TRACKS

Your mood was in mint conditionWhen the furnace chokedAnd the toilet began coughing up rivers of waterWhich proceeded to pour through the bathroom doorAnd onto the wood floor of the kitchen The oven stood watchingAnd the fridge was ready to … Continue reading

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Vincent – HONORABLE MENTION

VINCENT After Van Gogh’s Wheatfield with Crows and The Harvest  Crows crowd the horizon Bleeding onto the canvas In curves of inky black—  In a scythe, in a comma Indicating a pause andA procession, though not Quite an ending—  In … Continue reading

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A Distant Song

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As If We Could Change The Day

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An Empty Hanger

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October Project Poetry Contest Honorable Mention: The Agency of Our Hearts

THE AGENCY OF OUR HEARTS for Claudia   When we are together, our hearts skip a collective beat, joined and ready. The world clocks another tick; and we follow, obeying time and destiny. We pick those ticks of time from … Continue reading

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When I Do

When I Do   Mor-Mor warmed up the pie And served it à la mode I can still smell it now And the coffee That overflowed the white, small cup When she poured the cream in   The past is … Continue reading

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All Assembled

All Assembled   The towers rise where the horizon begins Giant, mute, silver-haired twins Cut of the same shape Throwing sharp blue into a gray landscape   Yesterday you told me about a faun Playing with the crows Chasing them … Continue reading

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Keep Me Up

Keep Me Up   Your voice woke me From a dream of ghosts Who were turning out the lights Thank you For all the ways you bring me back to life   Sometimes I live deeply Into places that are … Continue reading

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