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Poetry 2012

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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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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caught holding one end of a love

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I have gotten caught holding one end of a love; that connection looping in air swung loose and empty. they say spirit does not die, or love; both simply twist together freed finally from body like a snake leaves spent skin or an empty chrysalis … Continue reading →

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stripping

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

we only notice what lies beneath soil when we take off layers– less like peeling an onion & more like skinning an animal caught in a trap for hide or meat, flesh still shuddering & warm, ready for butchering

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September heights: Divine

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

willow, forked and young knows water and bows to it– all magic is thirst ***my mother and grandmother were good dowsers, or diviners of water.  I never tried, but decided to take an unexpected turn with today’s prompt.

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sex in nederland

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

of all the comments I delete in the morning his spam is the most persistent asking me to visit a site written in viking language sad, really the most dedicated followers are random spammers that just once want that click … Continue reading →

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