Monthly Archives: April 2026

1343 IS IT A BLESSING? 04-29-26

Sometimes, I wish I was that deer in the head-lights, two seconds before that speeding pick-up-truck crushes my ribs and splinters my spine… or that hare, grazing the clover in the growing twilight, five seconds before that owl’s talons sink … Continue reading

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1342 …so don’t be afraid… 04-19-26

of a scary face, an echoing place, a lost trace, a cold case, a barren oasis, an exhausting pace, a shattered vase, a pretty girl named Anastasia, of loosing a bet for the ace of spades when you’re holding a … Continue reading

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1341 UNPACKING A BELOVED 04-15-26

That today is “Tax-Day” has nothing to do with this poem except that Dad paid his taxes, while feeling trapped by and hating the IRS for every penny he could not get back from them but still wanting to be … Continue reading

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1340 A ZIPPER IN THE SKY 04-08-26

A straight jet-stream streaks the sky, white on blue, born in the combustion of mist, power and ice. Hangs there, a thin-cotton-seam, waiting to be gently opened. Alluring, like the zipper on Zendaya’s dress. All, for the eye to see … Continue reading

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