Monthly Archives: September 2012

hypnotism

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the small snake i have named uncoils from stone slow and wingless warm enough now to slide across lawn & spell motionless a sparrow dazzled in the net of that gaze foolish enough to meet his eyes for one heartbeat; … Continue reading →

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Haiku Heights: Symphony

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

illuminating child voices float through the hall purer than sunlight my daughter’s alto a honey-dark thread woven through the sopranos the risers placed where Stravinsky and Bernstein stood crafting symphonies

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Posted on September 12, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on hovercraftdoggy:
Fruits Wall Lamp and Fruits Table Lamp from S&O Design2 Fruits Wall Lamp and Fruits Table Lamp from Hisakazu Shimizu

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September heights: Rain

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

this cycle of drops rising and capture to fall infinite circles

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Posted on September 11, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on Reflections:
By Noel Ihebuzor   Inert the child lies, bathed in blood, still and silent,   the silence of the ward broken by the mother’s aching sobs exhausted,   long labour had drained her, almost turning her blood blue, till…

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Silver Quill Blogger Award

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Ken from Gladius Poeticus has nominated me for the Silver Quill Blogger Award.  First off, I would like to thank Ken for thinking of me–flattered that he did, with all those great blogs and bloggers out there.  I am thinking this … Continue reading →

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thoughts on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

today is a day for remembering, putting back together something broken; a day of service, but these hands can only make, not undo.   we remember how accepting death can be sacrifice, but murder is the last blasphemy. we remember lives taken and … Continue reading →

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