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Monthly Archives: April 2011
In the Parking Lot of the Hospital
Two security guards in matching navy blue polo shirts walked through the automatic doors, keys jingling on their black belts. Crossing the driveway of the hospital, they chatted. With one foot on the sidewalk and the other in the road, … Continue reading
Ode to the Dandelion
All praise the lowly dandelion weed which gardeners yank and pull. The hollow stems break off in hand, oozing milky sap from bleeding wounds. First love, butter, revealed when yellow brushes under chins. Children grasp bouquets with chubby fingers for … Continue reading
Siblings
The other children come, but never steal the spot. The second laughs at rules and tells the jokes. The third has Daddy tied in knots. They follow not, but make their way along the stream. The eddies swallow weaker sorts, … Continue reading
First Born
The oldest one becomes the first to walk and talk and drive. His parents smile and cheer each time he uses “ potty” or a spoon. Conforming and absorbing life while strapped inside a seat, he sings their songs and … Continue reading
Oysters
He’s a bold man that first ate an oyster- Jonathan Swift “Fresh paint, “ he snapped, “is what we need,” the walls an oyster white. No cultured pearls inside the varnished shell they shared, the ruffled trim a drizzled gray. … Continue reading
A Mother’s Prayer
Children, breathe in the sunshine that ripens the blueberries, gooseberries and rhubarb, your favorites. Please, protect each other and your earth. Open the door and smell the fresh cut grass. Brush the lavender with your fingers and taste a licorice … Continue reading
Driving With a Friend
While you are driving a car, please look at the road. Oh, the purple loosestrife is blooming now–– there, in the ditch. You are missing the blackbird on the barbwire fence. See the male bluebird on the box? He has … Continue reading
Only One in the World (except for that one in Vegas) Landmark
Steel stilettos click on the cobblestone, her svelte angular figure clothed in black Chanel, of course. She surveys streets on the Seine behind Ray Bans. Aproned waiters take orders, “Un café, s’il vous plaît.” The scent of espressos and fresh … Continue reading
A Guide to Hunting Wild Boar
My uncle craved the hunt and dreamed of herds with bristled hides and tusks to mount. He paid for tours and veteran guides to track his prey. The squeal of gelded hogs released from trucks incited primal urges. “Neck,” he … Continue reading
Second Thoughts
We never should have stepped off the path, you know, because the moss stained, the moist leaves stuck, and the woodsy odors of fungi and earth clung to our hair. We should have kept walking, admiring the light diffused through … Continue reading
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