Tag Archives: love

Fate’s In a Roil

Posted on September 22, 2016 by J

I wrote a pretty good post for this piece, then lost it in trying to upload it. Thank goodness I always compose real poems in Word and copy and paste my new lines here. Just so you know, it was … Continue reading →

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In This, and Any Other Hour

Posted on August 15, 2016 by J

Less than one hour ago: 15 August 2016 13 All Feathers, Under Skin She’s laid aside the supple skin of woven silk that graced your nights for such a long, uneven time, the ghost who goes through shaded lights and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts I’ve Been Thinking

Posted on June 30, 2016 by J

Oh, you know perfectly well it’s just another damned poem! Poetry, I love you so much, if you had a human body, I would know I am a ghost. Tonight, scarce ten minutes ago: We Have Borne This Before No … Continue reading →

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Pridal Twilight Song

Posted on June 10, 2016 by J

Oh, never mind any commentary. Here is what my calling, and my answering, brought to me tonight: 10 June 2016 10 No One’s Dead, and No One’s Died They’ve neither tree nor limb on which to build a nest that’s … Continue reading →

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Still

Posted on April 26, 2016 by J

Surely this is all still part of anniversary grief. He was brilliant, but more than that, he was infinitely imaginative and kind. My forever friend, you are always welcome to dream with me, and tell me everything. 26 April 2016 … Continue reading →

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Before and After You Left

Posted on April 23, 2016 by J

See my last post, if there is any mystery to this: Before and After You Left A new looming strangeness grows into the patterns our tired hands have woven since time out of mind. Stand just a shade to the … Continue reading →

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Sothseyere

Posted on April 22, 2016 by J

My most beautiful loved one, my conversation partner in letter and song, died three days after Easter two years ago. He left on 23 April 2014. Why should I be remembering him now? Because I never cease to remember. 21 … Continue reading →

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Stars Are Sentient Beings, and They Sing

Posted on September 23, 2015 by J

23 September 2015 23 Blessed Equinox Gemma—Gemma Renee Strong Beauty’s Live Bond Overflow greener than fields at the height of glad summer, come shimmering over the sky we hold up our weary heads just this last midnight to watch as … Continue reading →

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Hard to Sleep; Hard Not to Dream

Posted on August 22, 2015 by J

Still just hours away from flash-point: 21 August 2015 22 You Can Work Your Will Long all-over lily layers line the pond’s deep wet green face. When their blossoms open, watching from the shore, have we seen grace together, or … Continue reading →

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YES to Marriage Equality: This Sea Loves You

Posted on July 1, 2015 by J

This is just a bit of spontaneous celebration for the many, many lovely and loving people in my town who are now free to marry their lovers forever. Why did they not have this always? We know the answer; it … Continue reading →

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