Father and son we’ve been since I’ve been born.My father. Our father.Paul’s and mine.I’ve so much tried to look through your eyes all these years you’ve been gone. You taught me the way of driving, watching.Looking under parked cars for children’s feet on the other side. Three evenings ago, returning from town, a car was […]
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Image from Wikimedia You never know what surely hurts most foulWhat slashes to the core of what you areWhat Brutus to the heart your future shallOr whimpers to a needle’s final straw. Be aware, extraordinarily aware to comeFor thirst and happiness in your penultimate puffTo be blinded for a moment by the unexpected sunAware of
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Photo by Matt Barnard from Pexels Once every few years, even now … I find it impossible to bear. – Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible TIME AND PLACE Scene 1: Late 1990’s. Before Y2K and 9-11. Summertime.Midwest USA.At center stage between two houses is a tree that can easily be climbed and sat in.Nighttime. (Say,
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Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels You have to protect yourself from sadness. Sadness is very close to hate. – Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient TIME and PLACE The present. Northern British Columbia, Canada. A forest has grown from upstage right to center stage.As scenes regress in time, so does the forest recede upstage. The
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Photo by Ekaterina Nt from Pexels Wild nights – Wild nights!Were I with theeWild nights should beOur luxury! Futile – the winds –To a Heart in port –Done with the Compass –Done with the Chart! Rowing in Eden –Ah – the Sea!Might I but moor – tonight –In thee! – Emily Dickinson TIME and PLACE
