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Spirits in Rome

We sat in the hollow daySeeking surfacesTo holdWhat had already gone away Someone leftA broken Christmas wreathIn a dry heapNext to a lost, tinsel-hairy treeNear the bridgeWe are about to walk beneath The museum is emptyFor the holidayThe relics frolic in the ghost … Continue reading

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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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Wink

We move in increments of the ordinary I pick up what is left of an eggshellOn the steps to our houseOne half a home for a fledglingOn step sevenThe other half in heaven We never know the storyIt’s what we make up You … Continue reading

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What Flies Away

WHAT FLIES AWAY A bird cameAnd satIn the rainOn my fire escapeAs I folded clothes I remember a treehouseA gardenYour handsAnd the shape of your nose Is it just meOr is it a memoryThat comes and goesAway I wish I could holdThe feelingOf this … Continue reading

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Now

Prayers fracturedWholeVanishing languagesTime stoleEmpires that unfold We live in false geographiesPretend civilizations I love youIn the only way I know howI love you nowI do not speak the past tenseI know time circumventsMy best attemptsTo keep what must disappearAnd so, I am … Continue reading

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Havening

My eyes eatA salad of treesPink, yellow, orange leavesTossed with the greenThe biggest saladI have ever seenOn the plate of the sky I lieOn a tray of grassDandelions beside meBirds hop pastBefore they fly I smell autumnRoasted gorgeous smokey coolThe light skims … Continue reading

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two word poem

loveenough Julie Flanders, 2021Photo: David Dvoraček

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“Blessings”

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Somewhere We Can Feel Safe

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An Affair with a Rainbow – HONORABLE MENTION

An Affair with A Rainbow  (Art is an expression of love or it is nothing.   Marc Chagall) You spread the velvet red, Heart flutters and flips  You feel a sudden burn for more  Veins swell of heat  Sweet trickle … Continue reading

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