My broken car
My car broke down, between des Moinesand heaven, and I found hellupon a hill, your lonely house,I came at night for help.I came a stranger to your dooryou served me […]
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Ode to the potato
Buried deepand groomedby earthwormsyou bringfrom soila modest bulk,an insipidsustenancefor workingweekdaysSundaysfuneralsyet a canvasfor the sweeter savorof the onion,buttergravy and yournightshadesiblings.You, potatoserfand landlordsoldierfighting famine,our silentservant,boiled or friedbeaten, mashedstashed to stemstarvation,you potatoemperorand ruler,king […]
Neverending tale
The lossof pulsing heartsto bombs and beatings, sticksin myths, grows, fester into rage,revenge Revengeas sharp as icerests dormant and decadesfollow decades, explodes in springwith zeal With zealfresh, young soldiersmold themselves […]
Blackbirds again
Blackbirds, blackbirds from thickets and from trees, before the buds have broken, they greet me when I walk through woods. I have understood that the Eurasian blackbird is a true […]
Mother Brightbeam
I am the first you seeborn from beamsa mother sentto guide you throughboth joys and choresand though I am the lastto fade, to leave;my sister raise to mirror meand lead […]
