Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ice Waterfall

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

The dog’s been underfoot all day, you say. You two need a walk Banished, the dog and I hike toward the river away from the wind away from yesterday’s phone call No one else is out Above us, the waterfalls … Continue reading →

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… to cast a shadow again

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

(Composer Eric Ewazen used the eight poems of “… to cast a shadow again” as text for music for medium low voice, trumpet and piano. Well Tempered Productions released this music on the cd entitled “Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen,” … Continue reading →

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Smoke

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

We move like ghosts through the trees this gray spring morning my coat as wet as the dog’s A bright goldfinch flies across our path startles us Like your name in this morning’s newspaper after all these years startles me … Continue reading →

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Cherry Tree Kabuki

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Dying Higan cherries toppled – cascades of weeping branches stacked – blossoms’ white, pink gingham chaos. Gardeners’ electric saws gnaw rotted trunks, fell our gnarled shade. The ancient white-faced dog and I escape our home, pass lawns scattered with ragged … Continue reading →

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Early Snow Predicted

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

The winding sheet is almost around the yard — leaves raked onto beds, the birdbath upended like a toadstool. Pale tomatoes the color of papayas turn translucent in the cold. A hidden bird sings a single note like a bosun’s … Continue reading →

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