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JustDaniel
post Dec 24 13, 14:16
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sub-tract of fate:
former maple leaf dump
oozes with sugar


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Larry
post Dec 26 13, 00:49
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wet sugar oozes
celebrate the maple tree
grand ululation


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post Dec 26 13, 13:48
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yule elation
from a long, burning log;
winter solstice


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Larry
post Dec 28 13, 10:10
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winter’s soulless ice
wind sculpts a pallid façade
sharpening her teeth


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JustDaniel
post Dec 28 13, 15:36
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winter's sharp teeth
bite through the lake ice;
footprints drop off


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post Dec 31 13, 12:47
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the footprints stop
a lonely trail through the swamp
bayous mask quicksand


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post Mar 14 14, 11:15
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bayou masks quicksand
hungry for a suck-up...
backwoods let-down


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post Mar 21 14, 02:14
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backwoods hoe-down
is when all need to relax
ease reality

Alan


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post Mar 22 14, 16:26
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bees' reality
is their own to mind:
their own buzziness


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post Mar 31 14, 22:16
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there on buzzing nest
paper wasps divide labor
while they multiply


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post Apr 1 14, 13:14
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while they multiply
their tracks to food divide;
ants in the sub-tract


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post Apr 3 14, 21:45
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subtract all the ants
eliminate the earthworms
a hard barren earth


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post Apr 4 14, 09:29
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heard of barin' earth?
soil stripped of sod in summer
left to the wind


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post Apr 7 14, 23:33
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left into the wind
the seagull heads for the shore
living on hardtack


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post Apr 9 14, 12:04
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liver on hardtack
snatched from a beach table;
rat on the wing


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post Apr 9 14, 23:18
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riot on the wing
confusion and wonder reign
quail burst from the brush


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post Apr 10 14, 09:43
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quail bursts from a bush
disturbed by the charging dog;
hunter cashes in


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post Apr 11 14, 16:54
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hunter’s cache is Zen
killing things without a thought
manhood’s illusion


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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
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post Apr 14 14, 19:45
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man sheds illusion
on the lake's surface;
ripples of tears


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post Apr 17 14, 00:01
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lace rips and tears
consummation of a task
cat sits on valance


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