Monthly Archives: August 2014

lawnmower – August 6

8.6.2014 just a new spark plug not dead, not rotted, not needing replacement   just a new spark, fire, ignition for older machinery   still in working condition. ——————-

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MRI – August 4

8.4.2014 rattle screeches, knocks pings, obstructed music panging against piano wire magnetically resonating endlessly.   silence and waiting. doctor doctor please tell me. no. don’t. look hard enough and you’ll find something.   what’s that. nothing. nothing. nothing.   happiest … Continue reading

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hey big boy – August 4

8.3.2014 forest glade primeval dark, bare stream wending, older trees down, roots lifted out of the softened earth by summer squalls.   breathe in, pause. one barred owl calls and a lady love replies.   hey big boy, I’m over … Continue reading

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galley proofs – August 2

8.2.2014 long day bunny works, her words, warped, twisted, edited into oblivion   well maybe not oblivion but it feels that way after all the labor of birthing   and then having to let go to some editor, romper chopper … Continue reading

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jalapeno poppers – August 1

8.1.2014 jalapeno poppers smack our taste buds into shock kicking off an evening with friends   good to have the low spot early so that it’s all uphill from there. ————————-

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meat and cheese, PB&J – July 31

7.31.2014 meat and cheese, PB and J menu of the morning for some, of all day   how did we let it get so far away our hearts all hidden what did they say   about lives gone unwanted for … Continue reading

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