Tag Archives: youth

when I was young – April 21

Posted on April 21, 2014 by landl30

4.21.2014 when I was young I prayed for a red Columbia bicycle and for the mean kids to leave me alone.   I didn’t know that You paid attention to the big stuff and thought that maybe You didn’t care … Continue reading →

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a chill Roxbury day-MLK – January 20

Posted on January 21, 2014 by landl30

1.20.2014 a chill Roxbury mid-day fright and hope in the air and I walked beside the closed car   to put my body between threats and life for the one inside.   a symbol a voice a presence that spoke … Continue reading →

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chestnut mare – August 6

Posted on August 7, 2013 by landl30

8.6 turning the corner I see a horse nobbing its head against the end of the fencing. the long neck rolls and twists, stretching then upward to flex the muscles while a subcutaneous shimmer washes back down towards its side. … Continue reading →

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Boeing, Boeing – June 30

Posted on July 1, 2013 by landl30

6.30 In a door out a door, in a window out the side. snap lines, quick ins fast riffs laughs and fines. how many straight faces does it take to make a funny. how many prat falls drop ‘em down … Continue reading →

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listening to old friends – May 15

Posted on May 15, 2013 by landl30

5.15 Listening to old friends on the Utube Jamaica, Chestnut Mare, Bugler Jackson, Clarence, Roger the days of my life spread out.   Poetry embalmed, embattled in a soundtrack. And how beautiful some were in their day and now have … Continue reading →

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