Tag: Image Curve
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#Throwdown Thursday (1/11/18): my latest on .@ImageCurve.. #haibun #poetry
Gastronomic Insomnia Full, from dinner. Spicy beef and rice with black beans repeat. The last traces of tequila complete their work. I keep drinking water. No matter how bloated I feel. Or how sleepy. windchime rises, falls crickets chirp first published on Image Curve, January 11, 2018 Photo by Natasha Bhogal on Unsplash for…
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#Wayback Wednesday (1/10/18)…an .@ImageCurve #haibun… #poetry #haiku
Holiday Epilogue Oil cracks on the frying pan in the kitchen. Dice in a boggle bubble rattle. I just can’t stopplays on the black-and-blue mini radio Frankie got for Christmas. Aroma of frying breadcrumbs permeates the living room. Anticipation and dread for tomorrow slowly strangle me. It’s that time. January night— Preparing the last…
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Our Post-Mortem: an .@ImageCurve winter moon #haibun for #dVersepoets
Our Post-Mortem I sit on your beige sofa across from you in your living room. Mike — your husband, my fraternity brother— prepares the VHS tape. Of your wedding. There is a moment when he’s in the kitchen. I see you, seated cross-legged, some serene Buddha of a woman. Only a hint of…
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#Free-Style Friday #2: a re-issue of Winter’s Gift at a Vacation’s End – #Haibun #Poem .@ImageCurve
Amazing what a poet-blogger can learn in a year. Enjoy my repost of “A Winter’s Gift at a Vacation’s End”. Winter’s Gift at a Vacation’s End A layer of snow rests on the deck. Just a dusting. The reflection of tile on the storm door blends with that thin layer of snow. …
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#Throwdown Thursday (1/4/18): My latest on .@ImageCurve…#haibun #poetry
When Mowing, Mow The tractor mower drives toward the pygmy Chinese Maple. The engine’s drone, heard through ear protectors. The stiff steering wheel, gripped in gloved hands. The long grasses stretch to the sun. solstice beside the tractor flattened grass first published in Image Curve, January 4, 2018 photo by JANNIK SELZ on…
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#NewYearsEve flashback: an .@ImageCurve #haibun
New Year’s Dinner Gathered at the end of the table: Platters of feijoada (pig’s feet with chick peas), trays of rice, glasses topped with red wine so deep and strong it could pass for whiskey. Mira puts down a plate of Carne Alentejana (Pork Cubes with Clams and fried potatoes). My favorite. The men talk…
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#Throwdown Thursday (12/28/17): My latest on .@ImageCurve #haibun #haiku #poetry
A Missed Invitation Mira and two of her nieces are outside. I stepped into Mom’s bedroom. She sat at her desk. The TV beside her played a Law and Order rerun. Her hair rested unbrushed and straight. She wore her house outfit: black slacks, with a causal navy-blue button-down blouse. “How would you like to…
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#Wayback Wednesday 12/27/17…New Year’s Eve prep…#haibun #poetry #haiku
Finishing Their Cupcakes Mira and Frankie finish making the cupcakes. She raises her voice over his removal of something. Then she shows him the final touches: applying cream. ground dark-chocolate and peppermint. chocolate chips. She pours more icing, telling him to “hold on” and “wait.” They’ve made more than cupcakes for New Year’s Eve by…
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