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Abraded
There are times I turn to the river,
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when life roils and churns like the rapids,
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and I remember
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Feb 12, 2022
After
your smile, and
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standing on tiptoe
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to brush a wisp of hair
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from my brow
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Feb 7, 2018
Aftermath
outside, amid the rubble, stands a mound two
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soldiers high, made of bricks and mortar, and
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cemen
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May 22, 2021
All the Empty White
I take your hand, the brush askew, and I hold it in my own.
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Together we find the palette, and we m
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Jan 8
Almost Nightfall
Two eased from the sedan.
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A blanket, a brimming wicker basket.
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A pond filled with geese, the bir
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May 27, 2017
Always
Though I tremble now, and my eyes glass,
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And my words wander as they
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Search for a final sense of
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Jun 11, 2017
A.M.
Amsterdam Avenue, Sunday morning
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Stubs of moisture collect across the panes
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Then rivulets, thin
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Apr 7, 2017
A Marvelous Choice
Two, side-by-side,
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Standing, silent,
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Awaiting our decision.
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We choose the smaller,
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the young
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Oct 4, 2017
An Abiding Sense
Her speech is soft,
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And she withdraws without offending.
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A need for privacy, a gated soul.
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Wat
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May 24, 2017
A Narrow Stone
I dig into the glass jar and withdraw my hand
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I fling my arm and follow the seeds
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As they scatte
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Mar 26, 2017
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