.The tiny lamp on my nightstand ( Read more... )

.A few year ago she was in prime shape ( Read more... )

.When the hammer strikes ( Read more... )

.Painted on square pieces of lacquered brick ( Read more... )

.We spent the day packing up her cottage ( Read more... )

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In the book she illustrated,
Judith stands behind Holofernes
and drives a spike through his neck -
causing blood to gush out, which stains
the page of this medieval text
so that even the words themselves
are seen to turn from black to red.

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If there were a shadow to be found
this afternoon, which there is not.
Anyhow, today is the kind
when shade provides little relief,
sun so hot my eyelids feel scorched.
This heat wave has lasted a whole week!
All I want to do is get outdoors
on days I have off, but as my brain cooks
in the cauldron of my skull,
I realize a hike was a bad idea.

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Viewed by a Guy Who Now Lives in CaliforniaAfter a long winter and a wet spring ( Read more... )

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The sun is hot -
a crow hides in the shade
of a persimmon tree.

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.There is no map of the Farmers' Market ( Read more... )