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rebecca-askew
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The 'L' Word
She had never said it first, / and it is doubtful she ever will. / Maybe it was the first disappointment...
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Jul 20, 2019
The Lucky One
I have been so lucky to know a dog... / To know the enduring love of mud puddles and everything pure. / To know joyfulness in a greeting,
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Jul 24, 2018
Some Haiku
Darkness drapes the night / Cold and thin, with a clear sky / An advent of stars
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Feb 9, 2018
Come Hither
Oh, Winter... / She says, “Come hither...” / She is an alluring *****
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Dec 13, 2017
Autumn-ness
It smells like loneliness outside. / The smell of a hot dog on a grill after a storm, / mingled with propane and cigarettes.
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Oct 15, 2017
The Song
It began as a singular vibration, a heart beat, a steady hum, / and carried through eons. / It was lifted on perfect Devonian wings,
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Aug 28, 2017
Icarus (Villanelle)
So... What if I flew too close to the sun, / cimbing steadily through the open air / and my feathers all fell off, one by one.
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Aug 26, 2017
To New Beginnings And ****** Rings
A moment cuffs you in the face / like Newton's overstated apple, / and the evening dissolves
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Aug 16, 2017
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