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All right, time to get serious.  There’s only 151 days before the wedding. 

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Ice Storm

We had a little ice storm last night and Mrs. Tiramisu almost hurt Herself again.  She fell going up the front steps a few days ago and gnashed up Her calf and toes pretty good, but that’s what She gets for wearing slippers–She is always walking out of Her shoes.  This morning She wanted to [...]

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Cold morning breathes icy ghosts
into the dark face of the creek
and deer raises her wet, black nose
 

 
 
 
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Ink bones stand unearthed
against white January sky
against shivering mud water
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Two red hawks sit side-by-side
on a leafless oak arm like quiet,
old lovers looking into fields of youth  
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Day old dusting glows
under naked porch light
exposing little squirrel [...]

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Fever

 
 
 
 
 
January has a fever of 103.
She is golden, like the dawn
When the fauns pipe up the sun.
Trees without any leaves
Speak a dozen tongues
And the earth mother soaks in
Warm water before another storm.
She has us all fooled, that January girl,
Smiling like a June bride. She’s got something to hide.
So I’ll keep my sweater by my side. [...]

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