Tag Archives: poetry

empty, or poverty of spirit

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

The same way the old fairy tales start there was a woman who stored her love like spare change in a jar on the windowsill & gave it out freely when it was needed sometimes it overflowed but mostly the level … Continue reading →

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kiss

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

one breath separates craving from temptation our lips meeting both

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volatility

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I would prefer a slower burn between us, a steadier fire because, when this ignites all that will be left for us is the taste of metal in our mouths & a handful of ashes

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trilliums

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

beauty surprises us sometimes when we stumble over it in the middle of a woods instead of a manicured garden three-petaled whiteness a spontaneous gift taking 10 years from when that ant found the seed & brought it back to the … Continue reading →

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that damned, dirty ape (apologies to Pierre Boulle): a rant

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

some people think they’re cute & some are, but not this one with long yellow teeth & nonstop howling for attention yes, the monkey on your back I thought was gone forever is playing with & popping ideas like fat fleas … Continue reading →

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right (more stones)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

we should not throw truths at each other like stones aimed to hurt, or scar forever; use the knives our tongues can become to hamstring each other yes, words can join & they can build a bridge between us or we … Continue reading →

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how to fall

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Our waterfall (movie by Zoe) I have learned the ease & acceptance of water how it flows where other matter will resist & fracture on impact; its downhill shift to fit the earth a sighing expression of its true nature as … Continue reading →

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