because he cast the books upon the fire ( Read more... )

The women with the heads of birds ( Read more... )

"The HTP can be given to anyone over the age of three. Because it requires test takers to draw pictures, it is often used with children and adolescents. It is also often used with individuals suspected of having brain damage or other neurological impairment. The test takes an average of 150 minutes to complete; it may take less time with normally ( Read more... )

O glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, defend us in battle, and in the struggle which is ours against the principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against spirits of evil in high places (Eph 6:12). Come to the aid of men, whom God created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and ( Read more... )

“You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches.

The nearest branch above you is beyond your reach

Beside you on the branch is a small bird’s nest

In the bird’s nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented with lapis ( Read more... )

When you play

This record backwards,

Use a feather from one of

Heaven’s captains as a needle, spin

It back, by hand

And let your mouth be a gramophone horn.

Do not operate heavy machinery

Do not operate on

A willing patient, even to graft wings

Onto his  back, because of

The sun

This record will not withstand high temperatures

Or harsh language

There is no ( Read more... )

In the throats of fish

In the whirlpool .

They have learned it

From the performing bear

In the barrel, from the lost

Seagulls

With their shouts

They tell of

a lake that does not end,

of the place the world

drops over the edge of itself

there is a song in the throats of fish

they have learned

from girls drunk on hopelessness

and novels, from swimmers trapped ( Read more... )

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it was after the mine fell in
jack set out a lookin for work
and willin to turn his hand
to just about anythin

when he come to that town
they'd boarded up the storefronts
and the bridge looked set to
fall in the river, on account of the rust

folks just standin in front of a gas station
and jack come up the road, lookin worse for it
asks where a feller c'n ( Read more... )