poet, interviewer, musician, traveler
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This one was harder for me to write than yesterday’s and I’m a bit less certain that I’ve accurately conveyed the meaning.
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Miles Davis ã‚ “All Blues” ã‚’å¼¾ãã¾ã™
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Miles Davis plays “All Blues”
it’s the right idea but things aren’t that bad
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part of a river of stones
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today is like other days
I drink tea
I write a poem
I listen to music
I think of you
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part of a river of stones
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I wake up to the clarinet and trombone
go to sleep to the cornet and saxophone
in between I feel the rhythm of the drum
as I wait for what’s coming to come
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part of a river of stones
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coconuts in a winter bus shelter
like finding snowballs on the beach in Maui
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part of a river of stones
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Fred Astaire is dancing
beneath the haunted building
while the make-believe Irishman
plays reels down below
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part of a river of stones
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80 blocks with sushi in the middle
my idea of a walk in the city
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part of a river of stones
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the house is just stirring
but I am holding on to sleep
as if it were the warmth
of an absent lover
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part of a river of stones
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we stop for a moment to drink in
the sky over Collyer Lake
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part of a river of stones
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his small hand in mine
“I love you, Dada”
my arm around his shoulders
“I love you, too”
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part of a river of stones
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Justice for all, service to others and a love that liberates people. — Tavis Smiley’s summary of Martin Luther King’s philosophy.
I have a dream, too
and on the cold days I fear
that a dream is all it will ever be
but when my boys are playing
laughing in the sun-warmed yard
I am hopeful for our future
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part of a river of stones
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I need a Life Positioning System
to orient myself among once-familiar landmarks
does Garmin make one of those?
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part of a river of stones
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the trick to travel
isn’t remembering
your underwear or socks
it’s knowing which books to take
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part of a river of stones
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__ often take out the word “__”
in the phrase “__ love you”
perhaps to soften the blow
or to provide plausible deniability
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part of a river of stones
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Gerald Cleaver is in my ears
talking about Uncle June
and the Great Migration
I’m making a smaller journey
home from the post office
where I checked for word from you
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part of a river of stones
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first my teeth pierce the soft nori skin
then move through the rice into the rich
avocado in the center
the mug of sencha fits perfectly in my hand
and there’s just enough room at the table
for these friends who will miss me when I go
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part of a river of stones
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