The Out-Shuffling of Stars and Witches and Angels
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My hand splits the deck, divides the weight
of galaxies and shadows, halves of fate.
At a drive-in, the Cutlass grows hot; glass bursts
like safety-grade stars scattered between laps,
a...
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Categories:
carabiner, allusion, america, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
I Saw an Angel Near the Fence
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To be fair, it was the end
of a long day and a large drink
we called Screaming Jesus
nothing more than watered-down
vodka, grape soda, and a stalk of rosemary.
We were dug in near a sandcast...
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Categories:
carabiner, language, perspective, red, yellow,
Form: Free verse
The Rain Ends At Dusk
...Thunder walks away on carpet slippers,
wet leaves cockle and whisper.
A backwash of sound lingers,
a rustling of mulch
as if a mouse were nibbling a bible.
"I want to search for the perfect mo...
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Categories:
carabiner, poems,
Form: Blank verse