Tag Archives: love

faith (a cinquain)

shameless with purest joy he defiantly loves, no altar fit to hold or burn his gift

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al(but not quite)most

You brought perfume for Valentine’s day, but it was Jovan’s Musk for Men, and because it wasn’t as bad or as permanent as tattooing my name dark blue, misspelled, right where your neck fuses into your chest, that clavicular arc I … Continue reading

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Clay (final)

for T   If  I could, I would make this A measurable thing; I would breathe into it My spirit, animate this vessel While it is unwedged potential Balanced in my palms, Before that slap and press So similar to … Continue reading

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Clay (take 2)

for T If  I could, I would make this A measurable thing; I would breathe into it My spirit, animate this vessel While it is unwedged potential Balanced in my palms, Before that slap and press So similar to a … Continue reading

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Clay

for T If I could, I would make this a palpable thing, weigh and shape yearning like clay wheeled into fantastic forms, hollowed by hands and glazed with promises only you hear. Something this big resists firing but withstands heat. Try … Continue reading

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rather like gilgamesh

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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Last minute

Tonight I take the last bag of candy from the pharmacy shelf colored red and pink and wrapped separately so my son can sign his name with his novice four letters 24 times because that’s me, always on the cusp … Continue reading

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