left exposed scribd
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Sometimes, when I think "sky"
Angels are skipping stones
Former sainton a nail --
on a hotel wall --in a once-great city:
--
I fall into bed;hear coughingfrom the ground floor.
Seeking an immediate response
I tell her we are salted with fire.She said nothing all night…
Then, because it was cold, I told her
The police and slaves have made a fire
beneath the laurel tree.And it went nowhere, all night…
Growing tired, I finally suggest we return to the well.
I look outside and see the road has disappeared.She knows me…
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The only animal that can cry is
stranded at the foot of a mountain...
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Existence
A small boy lies
impaled on a wrought-iron fence.
This is no kind of dream.
He knows he is there,
he can feel it.
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Moth between window and screen
I'm tired.
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Crushed bug almost
made its way across the pillow.
*
Snow covers the yard --the affair long over.
Bags at the door ;
inserting the key.
*
At the bottom of the night sky --
the biggest keyhole I'll ever see.
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The Prodigal Son:
Once again, heaven sends out its angels
for what it's lacking.
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A God Who Is Still Making Up His Mind
A God who is still making up his mind
buys a lot of mirrors
is hoping for a snow day
or at least some time to sit around and read.
A God who is still making up his mind
doesn’t shave
watches a lot of TV and
shies away from contacting his people.
Although he does manage to slip in the occasional prank or two
just to keep everyone amused
if ever so slightly...
a missing sock
a free topping on a pizza
a misplaced phone call from a long lost friend
as the sun is setting.
Barely enough room for me
and the sky
on her tiny
shoulder.
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As a musician, Einstein couldn’t keep time very well.
a crow caws --
the first black hole in the leaves
you notice this year
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The potato peeler on the table
pointing to him --
life is sometimes quiet.
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a cross at the edge of the world
you could take in anything too quickly
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The stones in my mind are quiet and smooth.
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In the afterlife
will they have been watching?
or do they need to be caught up?
Natural Order“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean when is it all going to end?” – Tom Stoppard
Then self-reflection was invented and
eternity was the first spot on the map.
For many, never ending offered a life’s work.
To John, it meant never finding his socks
while neighbors added meaning to their days
and planned for infinite potluck dinners.
John seemed doomed to a lifetime of searching
and banging his head a lot
on the lower, darker corners of his cave.
What would it feel like to wander outside, face up to the sky
feet on grass, feet on sand, feet in water…?
Finding his socks would be such a singular event.
But the hiatus would be unnatural.
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Our dinner guest has thrown His keys into the burning bush again.
God shrugged.
No one saw.
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lure in the cloudy water
seed-sized faith
alone.
Another Angel
I am a ship to the moment.
Say this with me:
You are a king in front of a king,
and we are living, in part,
in a former kingdom.
And still, someone isn’t calling.
Has anyone been blessed?
The only animal that can cry is
stranded at the foot of a mountain.
Rise up and watch this!
Four streams;
one stopped;
three keep going.
Someone prayed for this day.
Five minutes until we lay hands.
Just a few minutes before we see
what’s coming around the mountain.
Somebody say what’s next!
Footsteps in the rain,I stop --listening...
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A security camera hangs in the corner. Sometimes you need to lose things.
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My white window sill
The caterpillar's long road
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walking cane in dry grass
leaving the present
where it is
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an owl rang out ⎯shimmered ⎯then awoke.
Unlatched night,
trembling eyes,
flower turning:
Borders from frogs
rivers from frogs
Egypt from frogs…
Do your hands take the place of frogs?
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The Tail of the Recalcitrant Donkey
If his ears swivel one way,
Christ is coming.
If they swivel the other,
he is chewing seeds.
Behind him,
countless details.
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the whir of the fan;
whine of the baby -- summer.
Sauvage Shores
The long heavens
The long exceptions
Flowers in focus before the dark horizon
The present that nothing could prevent.
As for my part…
I stumble anytime I enter a room
I trip over the change in lightI get my fingerprints on everything.
breath marks on the window
poems on the coffee table
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The footprints they manufactured
The photos they doctored
When they should have been home
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The machinery of the universe
is humming⎯
The night sky hints
blueprints.