If Allen Ginsberg
were here he’d know
just what to write
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18 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
Category: Haiku
the aroma of a nearby fire
fades in the steam
of my morning tea
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13 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
sun & Star Wars
green tea & dogwoods
: a loved one’s voice
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12 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
waiting
(for my phone)
to die
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11 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
we fight the monsters
with little streams
& viburnum plicatum
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8 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
it’s cold and rainy outside, too
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7 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
today I watched a bee
generate enough breeze
to move little clumps of dirt
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6 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
all day long in the vice grip
— one word from a friend —
the night air is warm on my skin
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4 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
The Age I Am Now
It’s the nickname for people who rushed west
in search of gold but really fleeing
from the horror that all the days to come
would be like all the days behind,
hoping instead that the rivers ran with possibility
that could be dragged glittering into the sun.
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3 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
last night in the van
where it’s not my choice
(podcasts in the dark)
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2 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
the lights go out
dragging the comedian
down to our level
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1 April 2023
Charlottesville VA
Parked.
“No parking.”
Park!
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21 March 2023
Charlottesville VA
every good pub
is in your town
cardinal in the bushes
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7 March 2023
State College PA
and in the end we
agreed not to agree
snow on the branches
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3 March 2023
State College PA