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Carrie-all
The bookstore bag folds
upon itself -- Stephen King
drawn by Picasso.
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The Skeptic's Prayer
I am weak, it seems,
and must have a God, even
if He is not real.
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Ventricular Fibrillation
We have lost our heart --
each of us, sitting alone,
shivers in the cold.
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Static Motion
Crackling in the dark:
Cat writhes on carpet beside
the metal chair legs
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I-35 -- Wichita, Kansas
Birds fly over the
Boeing plant, thumbing their beaks
at man's presumption.
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Near Occultation -- 2/20/96
Venus tugs at the
crescent moon like a diver
on a parachute
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September 6, 1997
LIVE, the TV kept
commanding; she did not see,
and could not obey
.
LIVE, the TV kept
commanding those of us who
she has left behind
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Aftermath -- 6/14/97
Battered newspaper
on quiet courthouse plaza --
its one-word head: DEATH |
Pathfinder Postcard -- 7/97
"Dear Humanity:
Having a great time on Mars;
wishing you were here."
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Come to the Dark Side
An ice-cream truck sings
its sweet siren-song beside
the fitness center
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Forgotten and Gone
Glory only lasts
about as long as goal posts
after a road loss
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The Local Front
Egret glides past lake;
driftwood sits near bluebonnets.
It's a slow news day. |
For Toshiro -- 12/24/97
The sword that only
draws stage blood can still be an
honorable one |
Missed in October
"Go Cowboys," he sighed:
A Braves fan's valediction
to the spent season |
Columbine Memorial
There is so little
solace I can give -- Tears and
snow fall together |
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What is a haiku?
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