clip clop ( Read more... )

With clamor and wit,
the heady bells of St Cecila's toll.

and the countdown to immolation,
while the well wishers line the sides,

a salute and a handshake,

a volley of rice.

and with reprisal filled vessels
a delicate tapping on a worn down rusted window pane
hum drum drip-drop of late summer rains

early fall stubble scuffs a passerby's leg
her drop dead eye stabs a shallowness
through quaint china-filled shops

Trust in time ( Read more... )

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As far as the rebuttle,
a scourge if you will,
and excellence par excellence
for Hijab lined dreams


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"We consider this our duty - to defend humanity against the scourge of intolerance, violence, and fanaticism."

Ahmed Shah Massoud

oh awe stricken
With quickness,
hand shake exchange and smiles of a congratulatory nature
hmphs and harumphs and small talk blasphemy,
oh dear Bolshevism
steady heel click sonata
and passing glances into
store front Valhalla

In desert lanes, came the dreary happenstance, that I always whispered about, "When your ticket is punched....it is punched"

just a drop in the bucket ( Read more... )