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little prayer let ruin end here let him find honey where there was once a slaughter let him enter the lion’s cage & find a field of lilacs let this be the healing & if not let it be ~Danez … Continue reading →

The New Regime Yes, I agree. We’ll pull ourselves together. We eat too much. We’re always getting pissed. It’s not a bad idea to find out whether We like each other sober. Let’s resist. I’ve got the Perrier and the … Continue reading →

On the Back Porch The cat calls for her dinner. On the porch I bend and pour brown soy stars into her bowl, stroke her dark fur. It’s not quite night. Pinpricks of light in the eastern sky. Above my … Continue reading →

Friendship Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a … Continue reading →

Liquor and Longevity   The horse and mule live thirty years And nothing know of wines and beers. The goat and sheep at twenty die And never taste of Scotch or Rye. The cow drinks water by the ton And … Continue reading →

I Dreamed Again I dreamed again you were alive, and woke certain it was your voice love is whisky, it is milk, it is water don’t ever, you said in the dream, think I’ve gone I woke a little more, … Continue reading →

The Blizzard Now that the worst is over, they predict Something messy and difficult, though not Life-threatening. Clearly we needed To stock up on water and candles, making Tureens of soup and things that keep When electricity fails and phone … Continue reading →

Insomnia It’s like waiting for someone to leave – someone tedious, garrulous and worryingly manic. Someone full of reminiscences which you don’t want to hear about. It’s like waiting for something to be taken away – something with a buzz … Continue reading →