May 2012
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Disappointment →
Over before it started - my long sigh a gentle, slow exhale. That knowledge fit perfectly into the world, notching into place.
You couldn’t escape your old habits. No helmets or seat belts, only the comfort of Jim Beam. Smoking around a gas tank, even thinking the image itself cheats its star. Caution cast out: proof of you is your arm wrestling Hercules.
There is nothing to say. ...
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Emily Dickinson, “The Soul should always stand... →
The Soul should always stand ajar That if the Heaven inquire He will not be obliged to wait Or shy of troubling Her
Depart, before the Host have slid The Bolt unto the Door — To search for the accomplished Guest, Her Visitor, no more —
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“When I write on philosophy, I’m competing with blogs backed by The New York...”
– Broadcasting in an age of blandness and idiocy
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“None of this is to say “philosophy of” subfields should be done away with. It’s...”
– Yosa Buson’s “A small shop opening” and a rant against “philosophy of X” subfields
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“The mad girl
in the boat at midday;
spring currents.”
– Yosa Buson, “The mad girl”
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Justice →
Maybe there’s some realm where you’re tougher than everyone and all recognize, scatter.
More than likely people plot. The many cut down the one - a red sun falls and reigns.
“Wrong us, shall we not revenge?” Over the wails of the sick and dying, the silence of the imprisoned,
I hear you. I think about her. How her portly cat rolled, how she flooded her garden,
how she sacrificed for...
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“O clock, o’clock
machine of mornings
to wash, to work, to win
against your...”
– Alice Shapiro, “The Twittering Machine”
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Definition →
Stream surrounds: texts, calls, expectations.
Pulse within, that blank, feels strangely alien.
Worry: the seed needs an acorn shell.
Relief is release. Bee plays with a blade of grass: outside discovered.
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“Early summer rain -
houses facing the river,
two of them.”
– Yosa Buson, “Early summer rain”
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Birdlike the soul finds →
Frown of frustration from him; she savaged the self crafted. A drop of sweat almost hit the ground, but the feathery arm was quite a surprise. Perched, it was no struggle to take off, and I met you while making loops in the air.
Highly placed, transfixed by the refinement of brick, wood. Then, gliding between buildings, the power of the draft, the grandeur of building. Our day ended...
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“We need unity. I used to think bipartisanship was just a lame talking point. Now...”
– Justice, Equality, “Clientelism” and Faction: A Response to Jay Cost
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“Ripples – murky pond -
fanning out against the dark
the color of chalk.”
– Summer
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“Don’t worry, spiders,
I keep house
casually.”
– Kobayashi Issa, “Don’t worry, spiders”
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“As some of you know, I helped run a Short Poem Contest on deviantart. The...”
– Short Poem Contest Winners and a Statement on Criticism
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“We see the sky where it is skyless…” →
Not the crystal with the bluish tint, nor the dark wisps rising from cigars. Another realm entirely. There, day ends in royal purple, fiery orange. Gray walls hold those colors for an instant. Air places dew drops upon grass, as if to say the world begins afresh. Birds fly together, each supporting the other.
Now the sound of change striking the sidewalk, the smell of dirty pigeons...
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“Like a mosquito,
her eyes spoke hunger, leaving
only freezing blood.”
– Eyes
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“Streets shattered as giant robots
strode in the city’s center to duel.
They...”
– If you want a new beginning, consider investing in a mechanized suit of armor
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“Hat rack is one of Duchamp’s Ready-mades. The most famous of these I think is...”
– Marcel Duchamp, “Hat rack”
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For My Mother →
Marigolds tried to eat his leg, lilies wrapped around his arm. Gardening almost collapsed into chaos. He stepped away from the marigolds, watered the lilies. Consoled the piranha plant with the googly, tearful eyes. Even got a wheelbarrow to collect from the money tree.
In kindergarten they get bigger quickly - toys still lie scattered. Caretakers make us wonder when they can be shown...
