Goodbye
Goodbye to my spine that complains
This vivid morning,
owl still howling a dirge
into another daytime,
I am reminded of you,
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Ever have a morning where everything
seems to bother you? Where coffee filters
conjoin like slurwords, and not even your longest thumbnail
can separate what has become what?
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When sometimes you paint a door
because youโve left it too long,
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Iโm looking at the details.
The smaller picture.
Minutia of goose plume,
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What Iโm not thinking about is the lawn mower,
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They should never have planted that tree
so close to the old foundation.
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they tell me my dog has rare lymphoma.she lies on the bed in my office,listens to cello music. sheloves the
I am watching my farm dog
limp and
trip
on stairs,
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I am working on being more intentional, directlyasking the dayโs nimbus for its vascular biceps,afternoon for its abilityโno, serenityโto sleep
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Everyone has a tattooโ
or two, or three,
skin and bank the limit.
Because I Have Four Tattoos and Want More Read More ยป
This is my postcard to me and you.
You are good. Not just
good enough. Not okay,
This Is My Postcard to Me and You Read More ยป
After a while,I am tired of trees.Not the woody-armed entity,bigmouthed and knotty nosed,that watches over our home.Not the longstanding gatheringof
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My homeland speaks
in tongues. Gone too far
to roll back vein and gristle.
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Day seven,
warm rains still come,
speckled deer restless
and asking to nurse,
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