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American

The Rarity of DreamsI let ivy try the trunk, green all winter / yet buds haven't come with warm weather / it'll rot and drop this summer

@robert-zanfad12

Jul 27, 2015

Unraveling"Always become the one being hurt / Rather than ever hurting another" / Words I have strived to live by

Jan 14, 2015

Carousels and glitter *****I looked inside her head / Thought I'd see carousels, glitter ***** / Unicorns juggling golden orbs

Sep 1, 2014

Make No MistakeNever mistake the fake for real; / Hard truths, for lack of loving. / The genuine need no introduction,

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Jul 19, 2014

How the dust gets laidThe dust of their coming and going / Sifts down through the years, / Their gravity once knotted fabric to flesh;

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Apr 16, 2013

Sold for a Songthe bones of the doors in some parallel worlds, / I take hold and swing but then they fall apart, / to fly toward dimensions I never suspected.

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Apr 3, 2013

The heart is such a shallow graveEarth-shine in your loved one's eyes / Is all you have for memories; / Moonlight died beneath their lids,

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Jan 20, 2013

Every Secret EyeI awake before dawn and call out to the Moon, / But the Moon is missing, she has other duties to attend to. / I sleep fitfully, aware that something is missing.

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Sep 3, 2012

dragonflies return - haikudragonflies return / to the place where they were born / my humble pond

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May 8, 2012

Rules for livingDepth: / Jump in; / Begin to swim-

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Dec 30, 2011

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