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ode to the block captain

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

From behind the blinds,
every jogger looks mean and
each dog a mongrel.

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on a damp winter’s night

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Jacket stained with rain,
he darted through shadowy
alleys bound for home.

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on the whole, an average 14 years

Monday, February 25th, 2013

Seven years of feast
and seven years of famine.
Early climate change?

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centuries of lifetimes

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

The denizens of
Genesis endure hundreds
of years of boot-up.

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to have and have lot

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

The meaning of Lot
has been lost among lurid
escapades and wine.

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brotherly hate

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Brothers of the good
book often embody less-
than-holy kinship.

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two of every non-fish

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Noah brought the beasts
and birds aboard, worrying
not about sea life.

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in the beginning

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Two kids walked through a
quiet garden. One hungered.
Then both were banished.

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speaking in many tongues

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Before Babel, we
spoke as one, with a certain
je ne sais quoi. Merde.

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keep on leading in the free world

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Millard, Zachary,
Rutherford, Chester, Grover,
this day’s for them, too.

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the green wall

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

A certain calmness
radiated from the leaves
breathing in silence.

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showdown in the lunchroom

Saturday, February 16th, 2013

The warriors wolfed down
trays of soft tacos, not for
nourishment but sport.

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horror at sea

Friday, February 15th, 2013

The shrimp cocktail was
somewhat small. The towels were
passably fluffy.

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a many splendored thing

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

When you find it, don’t
ignore it. Nurture it, and
let it shine from you.

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drunk cupid

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

For fun, god of love
makes up mismatches from hell
for his amusement.

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