Daily Archives: June 17, 2012

Creekwalking

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

My son rides a stone tortoise half risen and sunning water carved, sun-split, ice etched shell solid in laughing water cold as new rain and carving my feet, also slowly like the stones shaped like turtles but headless I erode … Continue reading →

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ocean

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

not sky but surface dances dips swells undersurface filtering light limit of swim and leap through thinness returning with gills gasping but some drink deep dive inside particulate salted thickness breathe down with them into blue gray cold warm current highways … Continue reading →

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heart on his sleeve, not yours

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

you show so simply love the way you adjust his collar smooth down porcupine bristled hair, both masked caresses you call grooming impossible to hide, nor should you how your eyes soften to bittersweet chocolate when you hug him goodbye. … Continue reading →

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