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  • April 6

    If you knew you would say The earth turned Trees grew Past you is forest I felt gone But I remember holding your hand At dusk Then at dawn With light and music You said hello But never goodbye Consciousness of the present disappeared long ago In any case you needed something without a name…

  • April 4

    Our roots dip Under the olive tree Where mother and father Gathered. It was there: time And looking back. It is foreign and reminds me Of nothing I’ve seen before In books and movies Or the abridged version of a life Well-told by a friend With experience. It seems even further, Before our eyes had…

  • April 3

    Things I read: But I will… I don’t need… Next week. Tomorrow. At midnight? At 5pm? 5 pages. 5 paragraphs. Feedback? Feedback. Failing? Almost. Passing? Almost. How many points? 5 10 100 What percent? 23 40 67 85 Good job! Great work! Impressive! Disappointed… Needs work… Write more… Write less… About yourself. About your experience.…

  • April 2

    White flowers bloom Tiny fingers Sandy shoes Acorns are new All people are new Coming and going The passing dog is new Blue bandana personality Kisses Tiny kind Not noticed That don’t wake you Don’t interrupt your tv show Your make-believe pizza shop Your lego building Today was Spring

  • Untitled

    The song on the radio switched To an upbeat pop song. Still rock, But a singer With a well developed sense of 1985 And the word counterpoint. That year the word grey took over Our apartment building and I Saw the liquor store move from the corner Or close. I did not speak To the…

  • So Far Away

    The collaged portions were taken from a National Geographic spread on the Namibian desert. 2011, collage, acrylic paint, graphite

  • So Far Through

    This one was made in 2011.