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NUREMBURG 5

Nuremberg 5 .. Unashamed tears, a tributary     rivers run grey without a sun     banners unfurled in cardamom     reflect an orphaned moon Nuremberg, your clenched smile     your rendered face stained     till … Continue reading

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OPTIMIST at the OPTOMETRIST

optimist at the optometrist .. . optimist at the optometrist 1, 000 illuminated eyes waiting to decide Buddy Holly brides endless eyebrows rising space-pod aliens disguise urban cowboys overheard in private conversations about their ears and eyes Marianna’s blackened eaux … Continue reading

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HANDWRITTEN ODE TO PASSING STRANGER .. . .. .

HANDWRITTEN ODE TO PASSING STRANGER .. . .. . . .. shutdown the world as if it is winter oil your knives and store your tools for i have seen the winter’s edge and i have stood on land’s ledge … Continue reading

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WORLDS in COLLISION .. .

worlds in collision .. . . . I reminded myself of a book I once read in around nineteen seventy one which described images of planetary chaos that fired me up to try and understand about the universe and later … Continue reading

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DRAW A LINE UNDER .. .

.. draw a line under .. . .. . this Prussian green night scene where people never returning say goodnight to borrowed hope, turn on their down at heel, their autumn rhythmic murmur sleep long at the shoulder of the … Continue reading

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ALCOHOL and IRONY .. .

alcohol & irony .. . ode to a bum on the street .. . i resort to alcohol what do you do to cope with atrocity moribund, culture shame i resort to alcohol what is your poison that you would … Continue reading

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WAKE UP SUSIE .. .

wake up Susie .. . The world was simpler thenwhen Phil and Don strummed guitarsand Mahalia Jackson sang of love and mercywe thought we saw Gagarin’s shadow on the moonbut it was really blue cheese spread on pizza breadwith anchovies, … Continue reading

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CHRONICLES of a SEASIDE VISIT : i – iv

chronicles  of a seaside visit : i – iv                         i if I were asked to define what is ugliest or ugliness struggling for identity a birthing whale fish … Continue reading

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ROAD MOVIE ITALICS .. .

ROAD MOVIE ITALICS : . .. We were not taught     how to love     or give out properly     and when you do     you find out how ugly     people can become   … Continue reading

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mishmash exceptions

mishmash exceptions : .. I tumbled out of the controversy    and out of sleep where I had raised a perspiration   not brought about by heat but nagging concerns   I wrestle with each day McManus and Jackie Pallo … Continue reading

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