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the boldest steps

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

The boldest steps are
often the quietest ones,
tiptoeing forward.

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the gymnast’s lament

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

A slip becomes a
deduction, and a small fall
into a big plunge.

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a drink of dust

Monday, July 30th, 2012

Rows of seeds crawl out
of the baked earth to breathe their
last before dying.

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the bounty

Sunday, July 29th, 2012

Her broad bonnet at
the window meant a basket
of unwanted squash.

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darkness at the edges

Saturday, July 28th, 2012

Gloom descends, not in
a sudden wave, but as a
creeping fog of dread.

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a history once whispered

Friday, July 27th, 2012

The technicians put
in a bare slab where once stood
a bronze champion.

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solar system refugee

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

A steel probe hurtled
toward deep space, guided by where
it had once surveyed.

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business envy

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The drone longed for air.
The field agent longed for rest.
The jobless, for work.

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if not for the tall blades

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

The sidewalk cracks were
hidden behind the weeds and
heaps of dry branches.

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no more empathy

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

The mob grew in size
as disgruntled users called
for firing squads.

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more vulnerable than venerable

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

True love scares me, but
I have found it scarier
to go without it.

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sentiment immortal

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

His love refused to
lie dormant, creeping up through
soul cracks to sunlight.

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flawless perception

Friday, July 20th, 2012

They were never flaws
to her, but more like worn-in
quirks to be adored.

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all you need is

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Makes the world go ’round.
Is a many splendored thing.
Is blind. Conquers all.

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songs among the nothings

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

She spoke like a jazz
sax solo. Her audience
of one begged for more.

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