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Us

So far from where I once was I find myself, now — But not so far — My gaze only focused, My steps perfected. I am me and me is you. My feet, not so tender as they were, The ground not so soft. Though I...

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The dancer whose dance is the universe

The drum of time ticks with the rhythm of eternity, its veil burned away by a flame that never dies. Want to regularly support my writing and get sick discounts on published work? Visit my Patreon...

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Intersections of separateness

Those places of coming and going They connect us, And divide The places we avoid From those where we reside. We protect Enforcing A shining city, An example, Torn from the dark, From those who would...

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Norman’s Song

During a trip to Philadelphia late last year, I rode the rail into town from the airport. In the course of my journey, I transferred trains at the Jefferson Station stop. As I waited, I couldn’t help...

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Permission: given

As I sat around a table recently with three other poets discussing our struggles — in relationships, with ourselves — I wondered: who gives me permission to be myself?  Who allows you to be who you are...

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Being One

The shapes, they pass before me, Visions to my blurred sight. They look but do not see; Move, but with no purpose. All colors, all shades, every disposition; They walk right through me, Miss my...

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In Twilight

Recently one evening, as I watched the sun set through the windows of a favorite coffee shop, a scene played out before me. People disappear into the sunset, some alone, some together and others with...

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In Plain Sight

Vases, full of budded stems unnamed, and without scent, rest on marble, supported by steel; How do the flowers think of those who wilt? Want to regularly support my writing and get discounts on...

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A quiet street

Cute American houses, a cleaners and Italian restaurant surround the flapping flag: red, for the blood it has cost; white, for the color of its culture; blue, for its endless seas. Want to regularly...

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shimmering

i will always remember the way you looked at me, and how we shared, the feel of your heart, and warmth of an embrace.

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