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the idea of north
Even in August, you can taste tracesof winter on a north breeze. Cool edgemakes clouds crisp under summer sun,and blue is always ready to recallthe idea of north at any latitudewhere a congress of clouds convenes.
lost cities
Rain remembers every faceit’s ever touched, Kohelet, whenit slips unseen to sea, overflowswith rivers of them, lost citiesthat rise in clouds skycannot contain.
close enough
Two young raccoons slip downthe wet branch of a maple treeto a knot on the trunkwhere they can seethe progress of a gray cat. Heeyes them as he nears, and onescrambles up the branch, lookingback to see if he is … Continue reading
a drop of wandering
she says. And hercompanion, breathless:every time I passthese daffodilsbefore her voicefades. Every onesways her wayin gap of stillbetween gusts, tiltsan ear to catch a dropof wandering, standsground, wonderingat insubstantial words,how lonely clouds can be.
jazz
Clouds chalked on pastelsky drift almost imperceptiblynorthward over train tracks,tourists waiting, flurryof blackbirds. A dirigibleadvertising somethingno one can live withoutswims upstream, south, slowlyturns. A young womandressed for jazz paces; herperfume drifts with clouds.They must be remnantsof an unspoken absence, stillon this … Continue reading
machinery
hum is how you know internal machinery hidden from eyes but audible low drone tones under every conversation under every song under every sleep a power mower that pulls itself so you don’t have to push long as the tree … Continue reading