Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
skedaddle
skedaddle\ ski-DAD-l \ , verb;
1. to run away hurriedly; flee.
2. a hasty flight.
off i go to drink again,
drink again, off i go to drink
again, drink my cares away
cares away, cares away
again i go to drink again
my cares away i go
1. to run away hurriedly; flee.
2. a hasty flight.
off i go to drink again,
drink again, off i go to drink
again, drink my cares away
cares away, cares away
again i go to drink again
my cares away i go
Monday, September 2, 2013
pari passu
pari passu\ PAH-ree PAHS-soo; Eng. PAIR-ahy PAS-oo, PAIR-ee \, adverb;
1. with equal pace or progress; side by side.
2. without partiality; equably; fairly.
the tortoise and the hair
blood out of bullet holes
rain from the cloud-topped sky
the pear from the tree
rolls down the hill
to the country road
your truck wheels skip
I yelp from a mouth that is mine
certain you hit something
the pieces of the pear
shot out at the sides
the heart of it thrown
into the gutter yarrow
the sun will bake the rest
pear juice moistens the concrete
I lay my head on your shoulder
concentrate on your one hand
maneuvering the wheel
we are anchored in our seats.
your knuckles hold tight.
there is nowhere to go but down.
1. with equal pace or progress; side by side.
2. without partiality; equably; fairly.
the tortoise and the hair
blood out of bullet holes
rain from the cloud-topped sky
the pear from the tree
rolls down the hill
to the country road
your truck wheels skip
I yelp from a mouth that is mine
certain you hit something
the pieces of the pear
shot out at the sides
the heart of it thrown
into the gutter yarrow
the sun will bake the rest
pear juice moistens the concrete
I lay my head on your shoulder
concentrate on your one hand
maneuvering the wheel
we are anchored in our seats.
your knuckles hold tight.
there is nowhere to go but down.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
gynarchy
gynarchy\ JIN-er-kee, GAHY-ner-, JAHY-ner- \, noun;
rule by women or a woman.
breasts, legs, neck, belly, we rule
by more than these. hair toss, eye
lash, nipple button: more than these
even. a suggestion of hips and you are
gone. we have two sets of lips to tuck
yourself into. who is man, then? a rib
bone, maybe. you are all too willing
bones for breaking and more-making.
rule by women or a woman.
breasts, legs, neck, belly, we rule
by more than these. hair toss, eye
lash, nipple button: more than these
even. a suggestion of hips and you are
gone. we have two sets of lips to tuck
yourself into. who is man, then? a rib
bone, maybe. you are all too willing
bones for breaking and more-making.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
pittance
pittance \ PIT-ns \ , noun;
1. a small amount or share.
2. a small amount or share.
3. a scanty income or remuneration.
Pity so much that is small is overlooked
the paperclip the shadow the strand of hair
that tickles your shoulder the way I
tickled the hairs at your neck do you
remember that or the way our fingers
touched the way notes are passed secrets
exist at the rims of our fingers and who
we've kissed and how and where and who
was near that bartender that one time
she knew in that small way she tipped
her head to look away such small things
can be so important pity these moments
pity those moments gone by pity
small numbers that represent years
those small numbers represent years
three sixty five is not enough and yet pity
it would never have been enough.
1. a small amount or share.
2. a small amount or share.
3. a scanty income or remuneration.
Pity so much that is small is overlooked
the paperclip the shadow the strand of hair
that tickles your shoulder the way I
tickled the hairs at your neck do you
remember that or the way our fingers
touched the way notes are passed secrets
exist at the rims of our fingers and who
we've kissed and how and where and who
was near that bartender that one time
she knew in that small way she tipped
her head to look away such small things
can be so important pity these moments
pity those moments gone by pity
small numbers that represent years
those small numbers represent years
three sixty five is not enough and yet pity
it would never have been enough.
Monday, August 26, 2013
quincunx
quincunx \KWING-kuhngks, KWIN-\, noun:
1. an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
2. Botany. an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior.
If I am partly interior and partly
exterior, what does that mean for the trees?
Sure, they live longer; their skin
needs to be that tough. They know it isn't
safe to reveal their beating hearts though
they are pumping more blood
than you or I. And each leaf
that falls from their branches is more
than a loss. They cannot even stoop
to pick them up again. These parts
lay on the ground and disintegrate
and they cannot even watch. And then,
from within them, they must feel
new ones sprout, push themselves out,
glittering and soft. None the same and yet
all of them known. And the green
would make the tree weep, if it only could.
1. an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
2. Botany. an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior.
If I am partly interior and partly
exterior, what does that mean for the trees?
Sure, they live longer; their skin
needs to be that tough. They know it isn't
safe to reveal their beating hearts though
they are pumping more blood
than you or I. And each leaf
that falls from their branches is more
than a loss. They cannot even stoop
to pick them up again. These parts
lay on the ground and disintegrate
and they cannot even watch. And then,
from within them, they must feel
new ones sprout, push themselves out,
glittering and soft. None the same and yet
all of them known. And the green
would make the tree weep, if it only could.
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