Poems
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Three a.m. perseveration & a poem at the end of the world
. . . I think we have, in fact, literally gone crazy. We have developed a world-wide mental illness. By pretending that what is happening, is not, we make ourselves crazy. We live in unreality. We endorse the fantasy that ‘climate change is a hoax’ and then want to go on living as if all… Continue reading
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Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice, Sitka, 1993 This day bloomsunder wide meadowsof sky. We layour sun-stunned bodiesin constellationsof clover and buttercups. Salmonberry bubblesof sweet red lightbreak on our tongues.Shooting starsin the flowerbeds,pollen in our sheets. Continue reading
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Snapshot Poem 17 June 02026
Another restless night. Persevere is a virtuous word. Perseveration is not. Grief is a stone in the gut. It does not rest. ~sb Continue reading
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Seasons
I’m thinking of posting some old collages, with some old poems. Is that a good idea, or not-so-good? Sometimes when I look back at old work, it inspires me to get back at it. Continue reading
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Snapshot Poem 10 June 02026
The day after the colonoscopy / I open the blinds to rain and roses. / The room was well-aired-out / yesterday. So was I. / Continue reading
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