Monthly Archives: February 2006

Black Light

Posted on February 11, 2006 by ubu507

Black Light WithinAn illuminated fogAll hazy and slantedEverything clear butNothing clear cut HeatherHas a funny kind of heat onAt her wrists and fingers uncannyRadiance like a torch reflectionFine probing points of violet huedDim rippling flashes on the wallWhat kick has … Continue reading →

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From a Hynagogic Journal, Part 6

Posted on February 9, 2006 by ubu507

Kathy just sat there waiting for the lights to come up. Come on, I said. Let’s go, and she stood reluctantly, crouching so as to not block the view of the pedants behind us who were earnestly scrutinizing the Swedish … Continue reading →

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Very White

Posted on February 8, 2006 by ubu507

Very White   When the roof falls in it’s hard to stop Sudden gravity makes everything swing Like the knotted noose over a trap   Red washes on brick walls Lines that aren’t really lines I’m trying hard not to … Continue reading →

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Smile (To Laura Riding)

Posted on February 7, 2006 by ubu507

Smile (To Laura Riding)   I can never get your smile Because I can never understand How you can be as happy As that smile   Since I now know The Philosopher was right, That pain is the only positive, … Continue reading →

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STEELERS!!!!

Posted on February 6, 2006 by ubu507

On a less esoteric note: THE STEELERS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!! I am a PGH native and lifetime fan I watched the game with my best high school bud, our wives and my son…it was the most satisfying of the five Steeler superbowl … Continue reading →

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Burning Your Letter at the Kitchen Stove

Posted on February 4, 2006 by ubu507

I burn your letter At the kitchen stove Starting with the corner The flames erase your signature Cauterizing even the word love Stretching up, the fire Finds substance in my fingers It consumes my hand, My wrist, my arm, my … Continue reading →

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