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Archive for July, 2014

the unadorned bard

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

Poetry is a
dead end. Perhaps a lute or
a beret would help.

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creatures of habitual offense

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

Why change, or even
pretend to change, when we all
know we share one fate?

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pie à la road

Monday, July 14th, 2014

They would drive miles for
pie, then drive more miles homeward
discussing said pie.

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running of the bulldogs

Sunday, July 13th, 2014

Around the corner
and down the hallway to the
big bowls of kibble.

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viral

Saturday, July 12th, 2014

The celebration
of the unworthy in an
unironic sense.

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summer school dropout

Friday, July 11th, 2014

If it’s too nice a
day for class in April, it’s
a crime in July.

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her birthday came and went

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

A once special day
had become another date
on the calendar.

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the unintended spring

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

Asphalt wet with a
leak. Precious water wasted
straight to the sewer.

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languid repose

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

The lumpy couch, the
unmade bed, really any
napping place would do.

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repainting the soul

Monday, July 7th, 2014

A fresh coat would at
least cover up the rust spots
and hide all the mold.

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new southern fragrances

Sunday, July 6th, 2014

Barbecue pork, red
clay, honeysuckle, crawfish
boil, shotgun smoke.

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anti-anti-anti-hero

Saturday, July 5th, 2014

Coming to save the
day, not for humanity,
but for avarice.

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Happy Independence Day!

Friday, July 4th, 2014
fireworks over Homewood

Photo: Robert S. Donovan (CC)

Happy birthday, America!

the definition of a patriot

Friday, July 4th, 2014

It’s OK to love
America, but not love
lov-v-v-v-v-ve America.

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the country, undiscovered

Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

She rushed in to fix
the unfixable, but could
not bear the stillness.

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