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Socks
stitched Teal fabric / snugly hugs the hills and valleys / of fat and muscle
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Red, Red Wine
Sploosh! / An interweaving stream of fluid burgundy falls fast / Slipping from the tip of this crystal clear glass
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Inverted Embarassment
On the evening bus, / as alcohol flows through the veins of the college kids sitting in the back / The sober crowd's ironic cheeks glow rosy red,
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Cigarette Stick
Half-smoked, hand rolled cigarette stick, / my body says I need that fix. / Just as the filter tip hits my lip,
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Nativity and Mortality
pendulum drawn back / and let go / God breathes life into his creation
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Growth and Decay
Buds bloom beautifully into flowers, / And spill silently into soil.
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Woosh!
Woosh! / a disturbance / the cool air atop this cliff shakes with reverberence
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Limerick I
From Dover was born Brian David, / And our language, though foul, sill he treasu'red, / So with wit he did spit
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Both and Neither, Altogether
the howling winds scream as they pass through the motionless air / stirring up monstrous waves within the calm sea water / on this night as bright as day
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Haiku II
a silent sound / waves breaking on sand / the gull cries out
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