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old cowboy movies – December 8

Posted on December 9, 2015 by landl30

12.8.2015 old cowboy movies flow across my screen   images of good guys bad guys shooting   at each other and indians n’ varmints   as if it was all a play and only   the few would remain. ———————

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For Matthew – December 7

Posted on December 8, 2015 by landl30

12.7.2015 I’m Luke Skywalker. I’m Darth Vader. He leapt off the moving truck into the arms of a lifelong friend.   Golden boy swinging, legs pointed high like his heart and aspirations.   Grown man reaching reaching to speak a … Continue reading →

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melting melting – December 5

Posted on December 5, 2015 by landl30

12.5.2015 mid-december in MInnesota winter unwinding snow disappearing tufted grasses poking through   is the white witch’s time now over and Aslan coming soon? ———————-

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fixing things – December 4

Posted on December 5, 2015 by landl30

12.4 (11.23).2015 [fixing things] fixing things repairing maintaining   the ongoing ongoing   of house car self. —————–

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out for the evening – December 3

Posted on December 4, 2015 by landl30

12.3.2015 she is out for the evening the house hollow.   furnace hum clock tick keep me company.   when I quiet, her presence surrounds. ————–

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limited vocabulary – December 2

Posted on December 3, 2015 by landl30

12.2 (11.16).2015 choosing words limited vocabulary   to tell the secrets of a heart   to view the sub strata where images   fall away and spirits dwell   realer than the surface tensions   of quark and atom. ——————-

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miss kitty snaps – November 29

Posted on December 1, 2015 by landl30

11.30.2015 miss kitty snaps a paw mid purr stretched across the end of the bed for the rub and petting appropriate to her graciousness.   woe unto those who misunderstand. ——————-

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for Jack…CSLewis – November 29

Posted on November 29, 2015 by landl30

11.29.2015 a lampost in a wood shone in his mind   until one day it flowed out into a book   and then books and then Narnia   which felt like I’d seen it my whole life.   I loved … Continue reading →

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the back door stick – November 28

Posted on November 29, 2015 by landl30

11.28.2015 the back door stick drops into suburban place   blocking the sliding glass door from entries.   we commute to the burbs they once told me   where the money is   and where people think they’re safe   and … Continue reading →

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emptied holy open time – November 27

Posted on November 28, 2015 by landl30

11.27.2015 quiet, calm, emptied openness follows the season.   holiday, holy day, hollowed out by movement day   hurried, pushed, tiresome until   stepped down from and back from and into   quiet time, calm time, emptied holy open time … Continue reading →

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