Daily Archives: April 11, 2015

Morning of the Madrugada

Posted on April 11, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

While I press my palm to hers, I want to complete the world our fingers folding into the fabric of skin Aching to taste the tongue of my lover To wash away the flavor of mango, So that I’ll never seek … Continue reading →

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Men Entering Women

Posted on April 11, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

He tried to tie her to the bed with the clothing wrangled from her writhing But it was he who was ensnared by her flesh. She laughed at him as he became impotent during the battle. It seems a man will wear himself out trying to … Continue reading →

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Words are Rolling Stones

Posted on April 11, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Words are rolling stones that clatter in the stream of time. Any of we, parched or quenched, sip at the waters edge and listen to them purling and purling, sublime till their edges rounded by translation turn rock to sand, like grape to wine. Precise … Continue reading →

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Another Morning Awoken by Night

Posted on April 11, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

I hear a first whistle of a bird just before the dance of dawn. And dew drips down The cat tongued blades of a softening sprawling lawn Humming bread truck in the distance makes its way toward a loading dock … Continue reading →

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Parindey

Posted on April 11, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Only a wind whines Here in my heart Where ghosts once sojourned They’ve all departed Since you arrived Since you stepped through These eyes are doors To wider shores, So green, once blue Now brown as yours. Sometimes a strangers … Continue reading →

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