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dandy

willow winds whisper, dandelions... dilating days are upon us scatter to the east and west the chortle of children sprinkle north and south sunshiny smiles fluffy seeds wispful light

sewing lessons

a stitch in time saves nine someone teach me to sew sew my mouth shut my eyelids closed snap my legs tight and button up my toes nine stitches aren't enough to sew up all my guts coagulate blood scab over wounds set broken bones how do I keep me shut? sewing basket's empty I'm all out of thread no bandages crutches, a brace or prescriptions to wrap my pounding head

from asters to zinnias

from asters to zinnias this spring has sprung hour by hour I sense the subtle changes ordain the Sun Goddess! myself her devout proselyte loosed from winter grey and frigid doldrums limits cannot bind me and the east is my redemption imaginary beasts shake off their afterbirth lines of perky blossoms shed their skin       from this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines -Walt Whitman, Song of the Open Road 5

Decisions, Decisions

Where do you want to go?” Witch asked.   “I’m not very hungry. You decide,” Princess replied, not even looking up from her phone.   “How about Eye of Newt? I hear they have a prime newt special on Thursdays.”   “You know there’s nothing for me to eat there, being a newtitarian.” The Princess’s eyes rolled.   “Fine.”   “Good.”   “How about Grave? Lots for you there,” Witch countered.   “I went there with Ogre yesterday, remember?” Princess said curtly.   “OK,” Witch heavily sighed. “3 Bears Public House? You like the porridge there.”   “I’m not in the mood for breakfast.”   “Then you tell me where you want to go. You don’t seem to like any of my suggestions,” Witch retorted, biting her tongue, setting her jaw, and doing her best to stifle a hmphf.   A heavy pause.   “How about Toil and Trouble?” Witch ventured.   “You’ll just complain the whole time about the f...

clean as a bone

write a sentence as clean as a bone pick teeth with it excavate tooth gaps scrape under tongues scour back molars   spinach sentences stuck in front teeth scream for cleansing pine tree toothbrush red bone marrow polish drooling, clown red smile       Write a sentence as clean as a bone. -James Baldwin  

sun dust

early afternoon sun dust diagonals through the blinds soft ambling tickling you as you lie my fingers trace your hip curve tracing the shadowy lines slow studying is falling for you wise?

Waka 1 (airplanes)

trailing cloud shadows miniature lives and houses rats lost in the maze closer you are to the ground the bigger the shadows get https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/waka-2022-03-21/