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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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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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I need a Life Positioning System
to orient myself among once-familiar landmarks
does Garmin make one of those?
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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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__ often take out the word “__”
in the phrase “__ love you”
perhaps to soften the blow
or to provide plausible deniability
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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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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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4 CommentsJohn M. Roll, 63
Gabriel Zimmerman, 30
Christina Green, 9
Dorothy Morris, 76
Dorwin Stoddard, 76
Phyllis Schneck, 79
it’s not a stone
it’s a country
and it’s sinking
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Leave a Commentoutside my window
is a scuttling crab
in his winter tuke, pacing
— if that’s the word —
back and forth, counting off
the first bar of a jazz tune
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One Commentas I listen to Jane Ira Bloom’s
dancing soprano saxophone,
I’m reminded again why I chose
to play this instrument, despite its
“small window of accuracy” —
because the whole world
is through that window
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today my brain is more spoon than blade
rounded and dull in my unslept head
still, I’ll grind it against the whetstone
sharpen my wits for what’s ahead
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walking past the coffee shop
where my friends used to work
the coffee may still be brewing
but the warmth is gone
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your face has frozen
like your mom always said
or is that a pasted-on smile?
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Talking Heads’ advice is to Stop Making Sense
that’s easy wisdom to accept — it’s been years
since I had any idea what was going on
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the wood floors are shining
even the dust is put away
waiting for uncertain company
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