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The Art Of
The Art Of
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I have been a soldier
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muddy, half-starved, freezing
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longing to go home
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I was once
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Feb 9
One That Loves
Considering hostility
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I feel violent.
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Considering wonder
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I am awed.
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I heard a French widow /
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Sep 26, 2024
Native Seed
Forget our sterile strains of green,
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soft, choking lawn.
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Forget our fertilizers, chemicals,
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an
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Sep 1, 2024
Unspoken
How many have died
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trying to protect their lives
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from the terrible weight
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of a lie
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whose tru
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Jul 5, 2024
Slash & Burn
Lit this slash pile one week ago,
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a small pile as far as slashing and burning goes
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Since then it
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Feb 6, 2024
Winter Camp
Jar lids pop
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snow sheets slide
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pitch pockets snap
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water kettle groans
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First light exposes /
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Jan 27, 2024
NYC
There's a sense in which
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I could be anywhere—
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everywhere is the same
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as here.
4
Oct 26, 2023
Ceremony With The Dead
Ghosts dance around me
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and I am stepping on their toes
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they curse me as I walk backwards
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traci
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Aug 30, 2023
Gravity
Here is an exercise
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to help you learn a little bit
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more about where we are
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and what acts on us
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Oct 9, 2022
Untitled
Dear lost brother,
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when did you forget
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we drink from the same cup?
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May 3, 2022
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