Monthly Archives: May 2012

Spring fervor

Outside the walls of my house the air is heavy and sweeter that the strawberries the tiny white flowers promise; opening just this morning & already the bees were drunk all day on nectar an hour past sunset and the night … Continue reading

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Within Calling Without: A Duet

By Noel Ihebuzor and Susan Daniels outside my window, tree frogs and crickets are in full spring shout, like calling to like until they meet and are silent from within, behind my window, I hear their calls, calls from within, … Continue reading

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muse-ridden

Like an idiot savant crunching numbers between her teeth, savoring the sweet saltiness and solving problems faster than calculator memory, or bowing and plucking violin strings with more skill than the first chair at the symphony; but forgetting to tie her shoes, or … Continue reading

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Duet #2: Thoughts on Dinner

By Noel Ihebuzor and Susan L. Daniels Noel: the thought of what to eat is as important as how and where to eat Susan: Yes, what can we feed on to justify a meeting between 2 continents, tectonic plates that do not overlap; … Continue reading

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masks

The me that is really not me encounters you that is not you 2 masks dancing together could become the us we should be tumbling in air & sketching on sky

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05/10/2012

I never danced with the devil; only my friend Michael & now I dance with a man across hours, days, continents, cultures without ever touching & the music is of our own making ***Here I am, savoring my morning coffee … Continue reading

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affinity

If we were to meet on a cellular level, amoeba to amoeba, or 2 paramecia bumbling into one another in a drop of water eyeless and earless, mouthless and voiceless, would we still recognize each other? I think we would … Continue reading

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