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"Meanwhile" by Jack Gilbert
Meanwhile
by Jack GilbertIt waits. While I am walking through the pine trees ( Read more... ) -
"The white heart of God" by Jack Gilbert
The white heart of god
by Jack GilbertThe snow falling around the man in the naked woods ( Read more... ) -
"Psychotherapy" by Richard Meier
Psychotherapy
by Richard Meier
Across the way, a paver with a maul:
an old-style wooden one he wields
as if he's chopping something
or else straddles croquet-fashion
to thump, to nudge, the flagstones level;
blows you'd think must surely split them.
But by the look of this thing's head -
dented and mashed, a real veteran -
it's known meaner collisions and ( Read more... ) -
"Skin to skin messaging" by Christine Bernardo
Skin to skin messaging
by Christine Bernardoplease let it always end this way ( Read more... ) -
Helen Heath - Homing
HomingWe leave our homes, for years we wander ( Read more... ) -
Helen Heath - Distance
DistanceAt first she was just distant ( Read more... ) -
Helen Heath - Fire burns
Fire burns
Fire burns clean
flesh from the bone.
Silver earrings melt
and flammable fabric.
Embalmer's fluid
ignites easily, smoke rises.
They use
a large tool to grind the bones.
There's too much
for a shoebox to contain,
wrapped in brown paper
with your name on it,
my father the postman
delivering you home.
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Helen Heath - Tight
TightMy mother folded ( Read more... ) -
Helen Heath - The nature of things
The nature of thingsMy hand runs over ( Read more... ) -
"Psychotherapy" by Richard Meier
Psychotherapy
by Richard Meier
Across the way, a paver with a maul:
an old-style wooden one he wields
as if he's chopping something
or else straddles croquet-fashion
to thump, to nudge, the flagstones level;
blows you'd think must surely split them.
But by the look of this thing's head -
dented and mashed, a real veteran -
it's known meaner collisions and ( Read more... )