Monthly Archives: June 2013

swept along – June 29

6.29 he left on the great adventure next stop on the starlight express that we all hope to hitch a ride on   images of heaven, joy, clouds, whatever, speak of life as a start. ad venture. towards.   even … Continue reading

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nite-time light – June 28

6.28 nite-time light finds my way down the orange path to safety all is well.   ———————–  

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long time coming – June 27

6.27 left sciatic nerve kicking in, long time coming, years in the making   like a Hollywood epic that traces itself to the thirties   bodies work themselves out of lifetime’s clicks clacks and cracks   wounds and nippings here … Continue reading

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why does God let people die in bathrooms – June 26

6.26 why does God let people die in bathrooms, his son asked. we have to be somewhere, is all I could think to reply. Our bodies know their limits and their bounds.   I awoke today feeling the limits of … Continue reading

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turn civilization off – June 25

6.25 turn civilization off, the coffee, the web and water   online banking, google mail, gone in the blast of a storm   we look around, gather to chat, compare notes on our brokenness.   vulnerable and un-eased by the … Continue reading

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subduing nature – June 24

6.24 walking around the block again, dog at my side, with a plastic baggie for when he decides to let nature take its course on someone’s lawn. We all live in proximity that no longer allows for nature to do … Continue reading

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when I turn off the radio – June 23

6.23 when I turn off the radio and watch the switch grass blow across the yard, hiding the pond beyond it from my sight and watch a small squirrel move from right to left across gaps of tree limb that … Continue reading

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buglet – June 20

6.20 yellow golden bullet buglet little bomb on wheels hiding its light under a beetle cover   which disguised as a quaint metropolitan news reporter is in reality   an anachronism in an age given to Phineas T. Bluster instead … Continue reading

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Roman Holiday – June 19

6.19 duty over love sounds so antique, except when it is love of something more than one’s own emotions. some loves are worth the cost. like Jesus laying it down for the rest of us. or a soldier or lover, … Continue reading

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night prayer – June 18

6.18 dishwasher hums in its friendly fashion   lights dim and windows calm   night sneaks in on soft paws   while my soul breathes in   and out ———————–

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