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if the stars were mine tanka

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 8, 2011| 2 Comments »

this clear night
no shooting stars
this heart
thrilled
anyway

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Dear Death,

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 18, 2011| 2 Comments »

I know you’ve been coming around a lot lately.
Must be so much to do. I’m sorry I didn’t say hi
when I passed you on Columbia Avenue last week.
I felt busy, too. Actually, when I saw you,
I crossed the street, afraid you’d want to talk—
I had so much to do that day—and I didn’t
want to be late to pick up the kids. You understand?
Nothing personal. Oh, yeah. I know I didn’t invite you
to the birthday party. Sorry. There were so many folks
coming already. Um, yeah, I saw you behind me
in the car today, so close on my bumper. What
was the deal? But it did make me realize,
looking out the windows at the willows beside the highway,
how very beautiful the frost—all glitter
and shine—and how seeing you there in the rearview
mirror my whole world seemed so very,
well, not mine.

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And I’m Going to Celebrate Being Alive Tanka

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 27, 2011| 1 Comment »

No way to miss it
tonight walking out
the door into the insistent
dazzle of stars,
what a miracle, this life.

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