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Love in Hexasyllables LVI: metrical as heartbreak
your heart is a black spoon ( Read more... ) -
Love in Hexasyllables LV: Merlion Elegy
We grow this piece of rock ( Read more... ) -
Love in Hexasyllables LIV: Sav(i)o(u)r
A burnt pancake will not ( Read more... ) -
Love in Hexasyllables LIII: Love In The Time Of Winter
Crossing the bridge, you sigh
for last night's memory
of a lover's quick peck
on the cheek, eight quarts' love
to fill you up against
the morning cold. Instead,
here are snapping bird beaks
to avoid. Tread softly,
their droppings everywhere,
waiting for you to slip. -
Downpayments
The hiss of the ventilator, the rise and fall of the patriarch's chest. His one good eye struggling to open, his right hand clawing at the pen. 'It's okay, papa. Take your time.' A single sheet of paper before him, waiting. All of them, whichever side they are on, waiting for fortunes to shift. -
The Faithful Leap
It's 10:30 am on February 29, and even though her chance only comes along every four years and she's already missed it twice, Ella still isn't ready to be married. It's not that she doesn't want to though. She loves Greg, at least as much as-if not more than-she loved the others before him. He's done everything right, from proposing at the top of ( Read more... ) -
Mitch On The Moon
The first thing I notice about the room is that there aren't any windows. The second thing is that I don't remember anything about how I got here or even who I am. There's a pair of pale blue curtains with a kind of glow coming through the folds, but when I pull them back, I can't see anything apart from a huge shining panel. Not too bright for my ( Read more... ) -
Love in Hexasyllables LII: Fermentation
Weeds are just plants no one ( Read more... ) -
Achilles On Holiday
The airport was but the first of several rude shocks during his holiday. Purportedly reliable consumer surveys had repeatedly assured him that the gateway to this island paradise was 'the best airport in the world', but when airport security made him strip off his armour before they would let him through immigration, he began to have his doubts. ( Read more... ) -
Love in Hexasyllables LI: Mechanics
I claim this quantum state ( Read more... )