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Most times I travel to see this stunning land lying peaceful, silent and serene as April departs her with a kiss.   Poets rightly wrote of her musical streams and lakes.  The hills hold a church-like, cloistered way of life.  ...

Birds wake Udo, my German Shorthair, each morning with the original form of the tweet. Six octaves lower, he sings duplicating “The Sun God’s Lament” Together they proposition a new day as I search for shirt,...

Back when circuses were still fun, the big ones always had a clown car which stopped in the center ring illuminated by a single spotlight. Clowns kept jumping out; even the littlest kids understood it was a trick, but we all...

Finally, I was able to say that I wanted to be a poet even though I understood that I would be trying to take off on a short runway. The nightmares started immediately: accelerating down that runway but never fast enough to get...

The first bath that I remember was at the hands of my older sister. My mother was glad to delegate her child rearing tasks. It was an old bathroom in the city with white tiles covered with thin black lines, varicose veins,...

The blurbs on the back of the travel book In the free bin outside the secondhand store Made the book sound affable. The man Took it home with him as a possible pal. The volume was by a male. Happy to sit In his favorite chair by...

Yesterday, rain kept people from the pocket park Where I abide. But then the sun came out And my perambulations on cement near his feet Caught the attention of a tall old man who, Testing a green wooden bench to find if it was...

Dawns orange rays burst Out of the tranquil darkness Waking the still world

The man roused to madness Buried beneath singed leaves Bewildered by his surroundings Scanning the desolate upland His movement stirred a vile stench Shifting ashes exposed decomposing flesh He jerked up right aghast Uncovering...

Across the unbroken sea Moonlight traced far beyond the horizon Making its way back to me Gut wrenching in turmoil, debating Never one heartbeat filled without doubt My mind blocking rational thought Blinding lust proceeded...