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Decoys

Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

In Starbucks the other morning, I wondered about poetry and its impact on me — and perhaps you as well.
Decoys
Writing poetry is
Like carving decoys
From sun-bleached wood
That invite you rushing
Overhead to pause,
Be still on clear water,
Listen [...]

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Yet to Pass

Posted on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

I was thinking about India the other day and this poem is the result of that reflection.
Yet to Pass
Years past I smoked
Madrasi cigars
Hand-rolled by
Brown-skinned girls;
From tall dark bottles
With residue settling
Drank beer brewed by
A mischievous Jesuit;
Reclined [...]

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Contemplation

Posted on Saturday, September 13th, 2008

I love this poem because in it I am wrestling with the thought — what am I doing falling in love as a biblical elder. In it I attempt to craft a response to the [...]

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Intuition

Posted on Friday, September 5th, 2008

Observing a Sandpiper on a desolate beach inspired these words –
“Intuition”
How does a Sandpiper
Calculate wave speed – depth
As it scrounges food,
Pursues retreating crabs
On still wet sand?
Are its eyes fixed back?
Do tail sensors catch sound,
Vibrations – [...]

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