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Winding To a Point

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

A child stooped low and picked up a stoneAbout yay big, with a rounded edgeHe could find no reason to put it in his pocketSo he jumped to his feet instead. The boy’s eyes narrowed as he thought of this stoneAbout … Continue reading →

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Flesh

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

Earth pulls up its collar as the sun setsAll things cooling, creak,the most quiet is flesh. Pouring life through the waist of leaded glass,Countless grains two souls, in the talusAs fabrics glide, fiber and meshWarmth and velvetThe most soft is flesh Peeling … Continue reading →

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Byzantine Kiss

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

Her whispers writhe upward, warming my lipsChased gently by thoughts, and fingertipsWhich pulse over keys, sewing words onto fieldsOf love thirsty parchment, tenderly peeledFrom shavings off banyan trees, twisted in timeWoven from tangles of roots and vinesThat glimmer and glide … Continue reading →

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Jim Harrison

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

…still smelling like Athit, I found myself awakening in first class next to the recluse, Jim Harrison. Jim Harrison was planetary from the moment I saw him. He is a thick and somewhat round man, dense enough to have his … Continue reading →

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timeless through the ages

Posted on April 1, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

What is timeless through the agesIs conveyed in the pagesEtched in stone or vinylAnd what has a beginningWill reach many ends, but noneIs ever finalThe hope you seekIn the words I speakIs far deeper than meaning can reach,The paradox isThat … Continue reading →

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TREE RINGS

Posted on April 1, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

  Our moments collect in concentric rings about the nexusOf a first embrace, adorned with Autumnal colors and scents –We lovers blend, cupped gently below the stir of flecks and dapple.Each leaf high up quivers in the bouquets and knows … Continue reading →

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Resonance and Reticence of Words

Posted on April 1, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Subsonic and thickPoetic obstinate wordsPedaling their legs in the airLike wild restive horses,Thrash and writhein dry rotted halters,Dismounted riders, edgyEyes flash from shadowy corners of stalls,Hold fast to your leads.And I’ll stay fast on the keys…as I sit here with … Continue reading →

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Enigmas: Essay

Posted on September 28, 2008 by skipavm@gmail.com

…Thing about enigmas are that I’m so damn fascinated by them. Touchingly odd, because I believe that in the absence of complete understanding, there is this neon sign flashing, saying “Insert Imagination Here!” Favorite enigmas are those that traipse along … Continue reading →

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Jim Harrison

Posted on September 28, 2008 by skipavm@gmail.com

The recluse, Jim Harrison, and I sat next to each other in first class. I could hear the pitter pat of mice feet in his mind running in their squeaky wheels, cobwebs waving in the breeze. He talked a bit … Continue reading →

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