In the OvenI suspect ( Read more... )

tell me, darling, is there still a spark?
or only lonely ashes of the flames we knew?
should i go on whistling in the dark, serenade in blue?

- Serenade in Blue, (1942) Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
(made popular by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring vocalist Ray Eberle with backing vocals by The Modernaires)

Become a Sighshe sighs and i ( Read more... )

Idlethe distant but grinding crash of a wave on a beach ( Read more... )

Diminishyou are a dozen rich lines of ink on the page ( Read more... )

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If i had a gun,
with sixty silver wishes,
i would spend them all on this.
the certainty would deafen the world.

we would all know that secret.

this, and all the ones for October that follow, are parts of pages i resurrected recently.
stuff i scribbled but found no use for.
i'm putting it up in the hopes of reigniting a spark.

Heavy in My Handstorn between the dailiness of living ( Read more... )

Fordingmy toes part the grass ( Read more... )

Untitled 2At the ragged edged of this page ( Read more... )

Bone Digger
deep down
beneath the leaves and soil
through clay and rock
a muted kaleidoscope made of browns and grays and blacks

deep down
you know
beyond the roots
beyond where up means air
all things are pressure and time

grind against me

bury these moments in layers
calcify

you, with your pick and shovel
i'll fight you tooth and nail

this ( Read more... )

White Noise on the WireI am sitting on the far end of the couch from you ( Read more... )