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The blue bird tapped at my window and pecked my crumbs. I talked to him as to a small person about the things of life, of flowers, of trees and the sky. Even at times pretending he was erudite, I questioned him about evolution and extinction. He looked at me as if he…

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Say say say say say say says our I-I-I-me tunes:

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At her Bedside

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He’s an empty sock

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Meeting A Praying Mantis

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A Praying Mantis clover to bright emerald green landed on my sleeve and lingered as I worked in my hay field.

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All that loves green produces green.

Let it Rage Until

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Let it rage. I shall not suppress you. Let your rage speak to you of the sorrow it hides, until your sadness swallows you whole.

Sanctuary

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until the last wisps started their heartless descent admitted by default to this curious flock a sorority I never wanted to join the red poison drips relentless

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the only thing that impresses me now is the state of my inebriation

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The nighthawk captures my imagination, with its mottled gray wing with flashes of white, like a fluttering x-ray image in flight, it has me holding my breath, waiting for it to reappear.

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Blank space / governs the minds of small children

The Circle of Life

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the sensual tactility of tall buildings

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Interviewer: So, you walk on water, right? How is that possible? Jesus Lizard: Well, I only run on water, and upright on my hind legs. Haha, if I tried just walking on water I’d sink quicker than St. Peter!

Head in the Clouds

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Damn, the light turned green on me. Wasn't ready.

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Chris and I have an understanding. We've been playing cops and robbers all morning, running around and stirring up shit.

to You

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A glance—I dissolved completely.