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Gazing Into Antiquity in Minneapolis

I wish it did not end here where it began. Here where
spring was the glory of cleavage and eastside bravado.

Looking past Chi-Lake, there is nothing left now -
only sleepwalking suits, buying up all the laughter.

For Rae Armantrout's "The Ether",
The New Yorker, May 22, 2006

Absence

The page is downright
rasa waiting

to be knocked up

or is it you

seeking an afterthought,
to save you from deadline.

Absence

from buildup;
to let down

I awoke from the dream again where I am ( Read more... )

Excerpt #3 of THE RAMBLE NOOSE: Incorporating last week's trip to San Fran.

...and so context is everything. The Omniscient One himself constantly making deals with nomenclature. Yaweh paid a lump sum In The Beginning, failing to read the fine print, that it was not forever. The last installment resulted in the Crusades. Only when heaven's ( Read more... )

Leaving in a few hours for a long overdue trip to San Francisco. Looking forward to much good food, laughter and beer with my brother and friends. Before I go, here's another teaser from THE RAMBLE NOOSE, which is pouring out of my mind's carotid artery. This picks up where the last one left off...

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From my latest post on Northography (http://www.northography.comRead more... )

after a night of pints, I found this in my pocket.
I think I was having trouble with life vs. art...

Stories? What about life?

Shambala suns paved
in the dirt
lit up holy
by the quest for something more.

Artifice
I yell and
people laugh
yell back

nice hat

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