Thu, 30 Sep 2004
Movie Sign
Movie showtime sign
set against sky and cloud wisps
finds its own beauty.
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Deadlines
The euphoria
of fast, new, clock-racing work
stays with me all night.
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Studio Lights
TV studio
lights are hot, but on the screen
it just looks normal.
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Wed, 29 Sep 2004
Rain
Constant rain all day--
clinging clothes and discovered
puddles there in shoes.
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Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Laundromat
Machines and machines,
all in rows--a laundromat's
naked symmetry.
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Sun, 26 Sep 2004
The Right Woman
The right woman is
a hay-buried needle, but
it's dark and she glows.
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The Feminine
Her collarbone's notch,
covered with glitter, catches
the rare light at night.
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Saturday Night
It's Saturday night.
On the sidewalk, crowds linger
with nowhere to go.
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Balloons
Balloons in the street
bob up when the cars near them
then slowly sink down.
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Sat, 25 Sep 2004
Tired
The straight and narrow--
this is not the way for me.
I'd rather Fridays.
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Thu, 23 Sep 2004
Bikes at Rush Hour
Rush hour. Many bikes.
We stop at each traffic light,
together, a pack.
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Wed, 22 Sep 2004
Sunset III
Amidst programming
I stop to see the sun shine
through a church tower.
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My Ex
The pictures I took
of my ex show her beauty
and my now gone love.
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Mon, 20 Sep 2004
Angry
Angry, the driver
shouts with his horn. I bike on,
the wrong way, gleeful.
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Wood Heat
Solid flow of warmth
from our woodstove on the first
cold day of autumn.
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Sun, 19 Sep 2004
Off Key
Singing loud off key
near the in tune piano,
all applaud the joy.
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Embracing Greatness
Embracing greatness
inside of us, we blaze paths
for love, strength and God.
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Tension
My shoulder tension
is so normal it's a shock
when it isn't there.
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Slow
Circle of candles
lit so slowly one goes out
each time one is lit.
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Sat, 18 Sep 2004
Misery
It is misery
caring what others think, but
it propels so much.
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Music
So many objects--
forks, rooms, holes, tightly wound strings--
yearn to sing their tone.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2004
Shirt and Tie
In a shirt and tie
I still have a friendly smile,
though it can't be seen.
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Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Balzano-Weierstrass
Whenever my prof
says Balzano-Weierstrass
she laughs next to me.
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Wed, 15 Sep 2004
Scar Cloud
Dark scar cuts across
the mottled quiet of sky.
What might have caused it?
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Sunset II
Soft black curving snakes
behind lines of city lights
blot out dim orange, blue.
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Mon, 13 Sep 2004
Deserted
Empty tables, chairs.
Papers strewn about the grass.
A few freshmen left.
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Romance
People can match well
with each other thankfully.
At least on paper.
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Sun, 12 Sep 2004
Haiku
Yeah, well I forgot
to write a haiku, so I
backdated this one.
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Dog
A dog with leg cast
leads a girl and her cell phone.
Is her mind elsewhere?
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Sat, 11 Sep 2004
Okay
As I sit and write,
a passing stranger asks if
I'm okay. I am.
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Sunset
Bright bursting fire clouds
streak across the twilight sky
and then gray away.
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Fri, 10 Sep 2004
Red Sox
Red Sox boxers on,
I found it harder to watch
my team lose so bad.
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Party
She bit her lip and
told me that I frightened her
before she kissed me.
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Thu, 09 Sep 2004
Irony
77
555
77
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Wed, 08 Sep 2004
A Little Dent
White conference room,
black marks on the empty walls,
and two baseball bats.
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Cedarwood
"90 Cedarwood,"
she says again and again.
Her mind is elsewhere.
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Downward
A leaf is hit hard
by a raindrop. It recoils
and passes it on.
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Weighed Down
Weighed down by rain,
the tree is slower to dance
with the passing wind.
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Relax
I stare openly
at a short-skirted lady
so long that she smiles.
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Downpour
We know the sky, it
can only hold so much rain,
when the downpour ends.
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Attention
Between taking notes
and paying some attention,
I'd pay attention.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2004
Lactic Acid
Leg muscles filled with
leaden needling exhaustion
stretch towards relief.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2004
Mountaintop
Brisk, homeless wind blows.
Its melody echoes in
my water bottle.
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Army of Trees
An army of trees
marches down the steep slope and
slowly out of sight.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2004
Priest
Children and a priest
sit together on the floor.
Her mind is elsewhere.
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Sat, 04 Sep 2004
Echo
Cell phone in each ear,
laughing maniacally,
I have a good time.
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Fri, 03 Sep 2004
Twins
Girls on a swingset.
Every time one is up,
the other is back.
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Peace and Quiet
I'm alone all day
in my room, relaxed, away
from the joy and trees.
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Camraderie
An old black woman
who I've never met guesses
I want Bush gone too.
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Tenuous Grace
Graceful young woman
remembers herself and is
awkward girl again.
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Swingset
The elephant cries
of an old metal swingset
giving pain for joy.
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Thu, 02 Sep 2004
Rockstar
Rockstar on his porch
listens to birds and trees while
he cuts his toenails.
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Rest
No waves, no wind, none.
My sailboat sits, just waiting.
Can I not paddle?
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Jim
Oh Jim Morrison
Keep contact with the real through
Your crazy slave dance
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Wed, 01 Sep 2004
The Faces of Evil
The crowd has sad eyes,
frightened lines and angry grins.
All have Satan's face.
written after watching The Matrix Revolutions
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Pure Water
Straight from the ground and
into our mouths, the water tastes
so pure and so sweet.
actually about well water
I drank during a Firefly work weekend
on May 19th, 2004
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