moons on the wane break hearts
while those that wax bring nothing
but hope
we grow larger each step
in surf too warm, in light too bright
to be real
footsteps in relief
well before washing away
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harvest and revision of a piece from 2013
Butterflies paired
fly different patterns than
those assembled in trio where
the sense of deferral
is greater
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Form precedes light
yet shadows proceed
From here by and
large I am microscopic
Silence breaks as if through prisms
to show sound’s color
The actual unravels
as a hand and a story unfolds
It says that the good magician conceals
her reveal
Chagall 2018
I see images skirt in glass,
reflections of things that are
no longer there when I turn
Chagall 2018
I love to watch
your lips while you say
I tie your tie
you tie my tie
Chagall 2018
Wow
she said
that is one incessantly ticking clock!
To which I remarked
No, that’s the overhead fan
Chagall 2018
Everybody has
an agenda – even
the agenda-less
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Too many people
held in my heart
each day
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To proceed without blessing
requires defiance. I’ve never been
so inclined.
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There are those for whom
we self-medicate to remember, while others
we self-medicate to forget
Chagall 2018
Alphabet City 