LISTENING

'without earplugs'

deaf was the river
could not hear but it listened
the thirst was speechless
~ ~
when the clouds thunder
when a wilderness whispers
what are they saying ..
~ ~
dulcet dialogues
tenor,bass or soprano
how did the birds know
- april 06
~ ~
a jury listens
the verdict pre- determined
ex-parte hearings ..

[law~ex-parte:-when the accused is absent]
- april 08
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smoke

fuming

onlookers worry
'bout fumes on the highest floor
where incense sticks burn

draped in fog the moon
hiding behind a smoke-screen
or merely fuming
~ ~
[apr 02.09.thurs]

burning at both ends
in her lips the cigarette
can you smoke grief out ..

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equals

inequality
unequal the sun and moon
and thank god for it

in equality *
minus a plinth or lintel
the earth is your home ..

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[ED-everything equal *]

farewells

it's agonizing
farewells take away something
it's never ok

while parting they say
that everything keeps moving
memories do not ..

/original/zg

fork in the road

'splits'

keeps bifurcating
finding a pied-a- terre
keeps bifurcating

either both are wrong
or hopefully both are right
or one of them is ..

/original/zg

circles

a potter's wheel turns
the cups hardly understand
that someone's thirsty

just a broken cup
fondly picked up by someone
who undertstands thirst ..

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twilight

golden suffusion
filled with the birds' harmonies
but that was morning

the day had to end
for that's when the cows come home
nothing like twilight ..

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