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Baudelaire/Rilke

Posted on February 21, 2006 by ubu507

Souls of those I have loved, souls of those I have sung, strengthen me, support me, rid me of lies and the corrupting vapours of the world; and you, O Lord God, grant me the grace to produce a few … Continue reading →

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Mouths of Dead Horses

Posted on February 18, 2006 by ubu507

Mouths of Dead Horses   In the dead of winter We buried horses under the snow   I passed you with Dirt under my fingernails And cold blood on my coat – I thought you saw   Sometimes it gave … Continue reading →

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Persephone

Posted on February 17, 2006 by ubu507

Persephone   Be kind to her She is willing to grow complete Cultured in mourning She knows perfection is only too close One bloody perfect moment After which there is no other   Nimble Swept in far descent Wise Dear … Continue reading →

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After Grace

Posted on February 16, 2006 by ubu507

After Grace   The night they smoked marijuana together Caroline and Stephanie in Monaco at the shore Grim as goddesses standing in the surf On the horizon a shining spherical envelope Metallic indistinct then quickly close Blue to green to … Continue reading →

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From a hynagogic journal, part 7

Posted on February 15, 2006 by ubu507

"The artist is sexual because he goves forth emanations." — Otto Weininger So here goes….   At Pitt Prep Kathy had been at the center, the inner circle – cheerleader, gymnast, field hockey player, just the kind of cheerful, responsible, … Continue reading →

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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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