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I remember a time when I didn’t have to remember a time…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

I remember a time when I didn’t have to remember a time When butter only came in sticks. And the trash men came every morning When a Chevy was just a Chevy… And my dad parked it for free and … Continue reading →

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Emoticons

Posted on December 14, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

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Nihilism by File

Posted on December 12, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

He fantasizes of filing in contempt the corners off squares…but for every shaved angle, two more are made. When no more can be found, he learns to love circles. What’s so boxy about a box turtle anyway… tis nothing if … Continue reading →

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‎~ K. Smith ~ “While his eyes saw the sky, his soul saw Heaven.”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

You must cover half the journey before its end. And every half journey, is its own. So on infinitum. Hm. It is rational to postulate that our choices (to move) come down to covering half of an infinitesimally small distance… … Continue reading →

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On Broken Hearts and Love that Does Start

Posted on December 11, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Our broken hearts…beat loudly. They pound away at the diamond hard surface of love with soft golden hammers. Looking for what? – to perhaps take a chip out of it, or find more gold with which to make more hammers … Continue reading →

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The Gardens of Siam

Posted on December 9, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Whiskers stir on dandelion stemsWhile dawn departs on fragrant winds.“We see the sun, his shadow’s falling,”from the treetops, cried the waling-waling. Wink awake oh dreaming roseBrush your trestles from the briers Till the soils of your tacticsAnd climb the trellis … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Greetings

Posted on December 8, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Goodbye… Hindsight. I’ve heard goodbye whispered softly to my ear, through such sweet lipsAnd I closed my eyes so I didn’t have to see her go…waiting, that such gentle a sound would not carry very far into my heart. That … Continue reading →

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Passion

Posted on December 8, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

I believe that while such embers of the spirit might glow with nothing more than the breath of a sweetly whispered word, they ignite with the song in the melodic voice heard by many. Those of true passion outpace consequence… … Continue reading →

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Nothing is True

Posted on December 3, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Nothing more humbling than watching stars cross, again and again and again. Such is the story of we romantic dreamers who’d rather lie sleeping in peace wrapped in the arms of lovers, than wake to the possibility that nothing, but … Continue reading →

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Inexplicable Certainty

Posted on December 2, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

The thought keeps cycling in my mind and I don’t know why. I’ve sensed less than this of things I’ve known more. The quiet inward search for facts fascinates me, but even more so that I cannot contain a smile … Continue reading →

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