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Archive for May, 2008

fresh bread

May 30th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

still warm
and steamy
with butter
with honey
with grape jelly
with cheese Read more

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Queen

May 29th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day
An amputated sunrise, classic curve
Veined behind disgorging sky,
We arrive, platform three.

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These Wings are Crumbling

May 28th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

Gold Crumbles down on me,

these wings begin to vanish…

My thoughts are shattered by the noise,

My eye’s can’t make out the mess I’ve been living…

 

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Cactus in Bloom

May 27th, 2008 | Category: Welcome To My Garden

epiphilium in bloom by martha cinader mims, copyright 2008 all rights reserved

Epiphilium is rare
as it sounds
not your average
front yard flower. Read more

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ode to insurance companies

May 23rd, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

oh the vanity
of those of us
who think we can hold on Read more

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AROUND THE BLOCK

May 22nd, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

My front door slams shut
behind me,
no time for a desperado
to slip in
find shelter,
steal something,
take a quick sniff
Or jab.
I blink in the bright hot sun. Read more

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CYCLONE NARGIS

May 21st, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day
Inward tidal surge leaving trail
     Of destruction before petering out
          Rescue not nearly same magnitude
               As killer instinct redeye storm

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Scratch Paper

May 20th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

Often my life is just a bunch of

scribbles on pieces of scratch paper,

numbers, names, appointments,

would-be poems, would-be lovers, everyday
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Rugby

May 19th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

Rugby, North Dakota is dead center,

smack dab in the middle of North America,

sitting quietly, little known,

with all the states writhing around it, Read more

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Memory and Perception

May 16th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

what i remember

is my perception
of what was
happening
and what happened
before what was
happening
and what happened Read more

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DOUBLE VISION

May 15th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

PoeArtry by: Charles Frederickson & Saknarin Chinayote

double vision by Saknarin Chinayote

Macroscopic viewpoint scanning faraway universe

     Never closer than nearly always

          Disorderly heavens regaining lyrical harmony

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Information

May 14th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

There is always
more information
true information false information good information
bad information useful information misleading information Read more

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landslides

May 13th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

This is a portion of part two of a four part poem.

turn back now or else proceed with caution, color coded shards shrouded by urban sprawl. a distress signal, save our ship if you will, strobe lights descending on a crazy tripped-out city. warning to all violators and trespassers, the golden age is upon us, Read more

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A Mother of a Day

May 12th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

is a Different thing
from Mother’s Day.
The Name
“Mother” of a Day
speaks for itself too Read more

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Ten Tables and 40 Chairs

May 12th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized

We have closed our cafe business and sold most everything except a set of 10 tables and 40 double cushion chairs. They are used, and in excellent condition. We are offering them for $1400, but willing to deal with the person who takes them off our hands right away. Please contact Tony at 707-704-7208 to make arrangements to pick them up in Vallejo, CA.

40 Chairs and 10 Tables for Sale for $1400.

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landslides

May 09th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

This is a portion of part one of a four part poem.

watch out for sticky magic, hiding in nocturnal alleyways, bludgeoning assertions into a primordial stew. waxen halls lined with bronze figurines preaching their forlorn grievances. everything leading up to now you may forget, easily as unflinching cardboard dialtones. mangled beyond recognition, residual faces Read more

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The White Spider Catches a Dream

May 08th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

Writers and Spiders
and Fighters for Freedom
of Speech to Teach Read more

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landslides

May 07th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

This is a portion of part one of a four part poem.
put your life in the washing machine. the spark of aquatic mindsets, thawed out of frozen ice, place your appreciations on display it’s now or never. preserved the safety pin and cheap cologne, deceased artifacts and the rolls of film erased. chew on this: Read more

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Unintended Consequences

May 06th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

It should not follow

That when I swallow

My hill of pills

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Don’t Miss Me

May 05th, 2008 | Category: Poem of the Day

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