Daily Archives: January 19, 2016

Unbundled

Posted on January 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

(upon reading “Of Shock,” by Nicole Cooley)  .. Sudden. Divided in my own unquiet skin. I know I have read of shock, but wonder if this sudden blow is a gentle wind, the breeze of marriage skin (wedding cake photos, … Continue reading →

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A Confluence of Sidewalks

Posted on January 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

. I know nothing of burning, crossings, suspension. Only the bend of elbow crook, that thieving curve that stole me from myself, that long long shelf of …..(shifting sand) land that leads to sea, the inner ear place that tries … Continue reading →

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Excuse me while I dance a Quadrillion Quadrilles.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Seriously. Is there any force greater than inertia? Verses spilled. A one two step of syllables, scattered feet across a quiet white floor. Bow to your partner, now, dance a humbled jig. Come, Love. We shall dance ourselves blank … Continue reading →

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Nothing Quite So Grandiose As Freedom

Posted on January 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Dream me something of a snail’s pace, a quiet grace built of curious stones. Wrap words around my soul and papier-mâché me whole again, filled with moonlight, ocean salt, sage. Shhhhhh. May we have a moment of silence, please? … Continue reading →

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to the poet who urged me travel,gladly be{yond}

Posted on January 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

excerpt from somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond E.E. Cummings: (i do not know what it is about you that closes and opens;only something in me understands the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses) nobody,not even the … Continue reading →

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