Monthly Archives: February 2013

w(Hol)l(y) or broken

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Who among us takes that name in vain when none know it’s diction, the sound of all sounds shaped before any lips were made to sing such fullness. If I heard even one syllable of that name, my mouth could not … Continue reading →

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Haiku Heights: Sugar

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

she sings of losing, that blues queen who dusts her heart with smoked sugar sad

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candy

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

she is so much craving– rainbow wrapped tooth-aching sweet vacuum easily swallowed paid passage to those red licorice whip lips stings instead of kisses and unwrapped the release melts to stain hands with stickiness some call sin soap won’t wash … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 15, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

My editor and friend from way back wrote this.

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Posted on February 15, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

George–brilliant as usual.

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muse-ridden

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Forgetting to tie my shoes or cook breakfast, like an idiot savant crunching numbers between his teeth, savoring their sweet-saltiness and solving problems faster than calculator memory, or the five-year-old that bows deep, bowing and plucking violin strings with more skill than the … Continue reading →

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rather like gilgamesh

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Rather like Gilgamesh I need a man not yet made a stone brother to match strength to strength so I remember (after the earth quiets from our meeting) something of gentleness

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