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#Haiku
I am a rock on the shore of the magnificent ocean millions of years by the magnificent ocean and millions more
WINTER SHADOW / Feb 11, 2011 small white stones fall rattling to the ground a shadow keeps pace beside me through the groaning night
a great blue heron watches from a mogul of grass as I scavenge a poem from the marsh Tom Peepety calls
sunlight through the clouds in a ring of bright water loons fish two by two
the silence of colour palette of fall reflected on water white birch trees granite rocks
how pathetic to be born without wings such gifts should be for womankind, too
In the lamplight leaf shadows break on the ragged edges of my heart
a cold moon filters down through the purple asters no explorers have returned with caterpillar robes and dandelion gold
liquid blue nightgown made of lighter fare floats in romance of autumn air a ballerina in an erotic dance longing to join that v-trail in th…
SHIPBOARD last night from starless skies a t… stunned and shaken, seeking shelte… from unfamiliar shipboard lights I watched it falter with wings out…
I am a tree beside the water my ancient roots run deep and wide in Mother Earth as one body dies
Snowflakes or fireflies Beneath an oval moon Do I wake or dream?
All I wanted to do was ride my mo… And make out at Spooner’s Point. But when Mary Daley got pregnant Her father threatened me with the… So I married her and went to work
Beneath that secretive smile A strong hot thrust From a sidewalk grate….
surf and turf of St. Andrews olde salts and bullshit under one blue tarp gossip thick as molasses sparks quick as match-lit gas