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the thing is… (poem)

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(I was puzzled that in my room,
where I am surrounded with Buddhas and hindu gods,
there is no Jesus…
I whirled around
and settled down
and realized
the thing is…)
the thing is
you don’t bow down to Jesus
you just open your heart
and [...]

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this is a somewhat wobbley “hum”,
would you believe it
that was an ‘hum’
observe

this is a somewhat wobbley “hum”,
would you believe it
that was an ‘hum’
observe

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Mastectomy: paintings

I’ve revamped my Darcy’s Mastectomy page.
Take a look: http://www.normanallan.com/Lit/gallery/mastectomy.htm

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such a night (Chedee’s)

such a night (Chedee’s)

(there was this old fella
who’d talk and talk
about old glories babbling
with such expectation…
it reminded me of my dog)
Dave and the beagle spun
the infinite into love
sounded good
felt better on the face
see how they pull us together
and push us apart
loose ends tied up
all across the common
the fates and conspiracies
that I should meet Bronwen
on [...]

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on the subway: poem

on the subway

an angular face
and the blue light played on it
it wasn’t beautiful
but God it was gorgeous
reading eight pages of double spaced type
no one writes a personal letter in double spacing
but she read and reread
on the border of tears
didn’t get off at my stop
so I’ll never know

click on the pigeon to home

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