The butler let me in as it was pouring outside and I was soaked and shivering. I had walked miles on a gravel road and … Read more
Call of the wind
A sinister wind gushed through this sea-side town. Folks were still asleep. Hazy lamp-posts, only witnesses to this stranger’s arrival, shook in surprise. These old … Read more
The home that Karl built
Every day, he sits on the old worn-out sofa, holding the chipped mug his son gave him as a birthday gift, and looks through the … Read more
A “noir” lullaby
She turned off the light and sat right there on the floor by the light switch. The room was now pitch dark and frighteningly quiet. … Read more
… winnowed me out
I flap my wings, strong
and pierce the storm
I flap my fins, fast
and plunge to depths
but I flapped my tongue, loose
and … Read more
The space between
Is it just the notes with their durations and volume that make a piece of music? Of course not. In my opinion, the space between … Read more
One screw
… Read moreone screw
hold
a wild will
can’tone screw
fix
love broken
won’tnail
shut
dead hope
must
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Cry no owl
… Read morecry no owl
cry no wolf
let silence puncture …heed no advice
break all code
everything is nothingmoon dips to ocean
deep, deep
When the sirens die
… Read moreangels
knew I was down
on griefperhaps
there are things I can
believewhen the sirens die
and the road is cleared
and the
La vache qui rit ou pas
… Read morela vache
qui rit
ou
pasl’enfer
qui brûle
ou
pasl’amant
l’ami
qui reste
ou
pas
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