Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Dinner at Kati's with Jim
Appetizers and
a thick, rare, savory steak
with mashed potatoes.
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Sun, 30 Oct 2005
Small Swarm
Bugs hover at dusk,
each weaving through the others
chaotically.
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Sat, 29 Oct 2005
Raul
His fiercely strong grip
shows our love for each other
and how it's changed us.
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Riot
The eyes of the crowd
are fierce, violent, and strange
during the riot.
written after the
riot in Kisumu
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Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Dying Monkey
The monkey screeches
and its entrails glisten red
as it slowly dies.
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Thu, 27 Oct 2005
Blood Rush
As the speakers speak
my mind wanders dizzily
and waits for the food.
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Father Goose
The goose squawks at me
as I follow his goslings.
Fiercely, he attacks.
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Sat, 22 Oct 2005
The Moon
The full golden moon
caught behind dark blue clouds that
catch the moon's bright light.
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Wed, 19 Oct 2005
View from a Bus
Rows of trees--short, tall--
nearly hide those that are far,
towards the horizon.
written on the bus
from Nairobi to Mombasa,
both in Kenya
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Sun, 16 Oct 2005
Distant Wind
High up, the wind blows.
Not felt below, but heard in
the rustling of trees.
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Autumn
Atop the green tree,
a solitary leaf has
become pure yellow.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005
Hydroplaning
The speeding cars' wheels
lift the fallen rain--a trail,
an arc of fine mist.
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Fri, 14 Oct 2005
First Retreat
I enter the room.
After an awkward silence,
they erupt applause.
written after we were warmly greeted
at the first Young
Friends retreat of the year
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Small Miracles
On a crowded street
I find a parking space with
time on the meter.
written after finding parking near
the C-Side-G
in the middle of the day
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Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Worrying
Doing my best, then
worrying about something
I cannot control.
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Wed, 12 Oct 2005
Just Shaven Chin
Cold refreshing air
touching my just shaven chin
unfamiliarly.
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Dinner Alone
Thick, hearty meatloaf,
each bite meaty and juicy,
exactly the same.
written after dinner at the
Coast Cafe
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Tue, 11 Oct 2005
Mouse
Faint sounds by the fridge.
A mouse eats his fill until
I scare him away.
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Bus
A stopped bus belches
thick dark solid smoke. It hangs
as the bus drives off.
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Mon, 10 Oct 2005
Lydia
My little sister
is not so little--a job,
a place, a husband.
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Art Museum
The heat and stale air
of hundreds milling about
looking at the art.
written after seeing the lovely but crowded
Ansel Adams
exhibit
at the MFA
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Sat, 08 Oct 2005
Collecting Rain
Heavy with water,
the tarp sinks lower, lower,
collecting the rain.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005
Red Sox VII
It's different now.
Once they seemed invincible,
now they seem sad, weak.
written after Game 3 of the 2005 ALDS,
which the Red Sox lost without a fight
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Geese
The geese stand still, or
walk slowly, flapping their wings
without taking off.
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Thu, 06 Oct 2005
Tip O'Neill
What one man can do,
loving his enemies, and
befriending them too.
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Wed, 05 Oct 2005
Heat III
The heat of the sun
sinks into my arms and chest,
quickly warming them.
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Mon, 03 Oct 2005
Vaccine
The sharp stinging heat
of the disease injected
into my forearm.
written after receiving a yellow fever vaccine
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Sun, 02 Oct 2005
Panic
The panic in her voice--
hot and sharp--as she calls out
for anyone's help.
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Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Sleep
My sleep last night was
long, deep, and sound. The buzzing
franticness is gone.
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