Faster Than Thou

Sixty-two reasons why never a day saw as sweet a smile as yours.

Rivers speed in dreams.
Episodes of yesterday's poorly forgotten gravity; its thrustings quite meaningless-- ultimately-- as most are.

I found it once. I'll find it again.


Lies only live for so long before lonely rats suss them out.




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Hello, SMiles.

You make the world round.

Little Boy Blue

Dot Dot Dash

just a slip sip
away
from lies,
to lie
rouge round and heavy;
while
stadiums
of rain
fall behind
lush,
moon
hushed lashes
(or something like that.)


hello. you look nice today.
you're going to have a lovely weekend.
i just know it.

Mostly There Nearly All of the Time

I found it shoved onto a shelf in the garage of all places. Not under the bed where I'd left it most recently or so I thought. Geesh. The migratory pattern of things in a topsy turvy world. All the currents and drifts and undertows make for a confusing rush of unforeseeable patterns of barely visible movements. At this very moment, I'm neck deep in tomatoes. Green tomatoes. Red tomatoes. They've grown incredible stalks two thumbs wide and another two deep. In the time since they were thinned last, they've become top heavy and stubborn. The twine bought barely holds them; their green sap is all over my arms. It's all I can smell.



Waxen pink shoulder tips winging heavenward beware - my love - the last molten light of day.
I'm coasting along here in long rhythmic strokes many miles out to sea. Your famous face clips along port side. (It's such a relief to be with you.
To know which way you walked
and understand the grief I left you in.)

I've been writing and avoiding writing.
Tonight, this night is for nostalgia.


With appropriate editing this could all be smoothed out; but instead, I'll concentrate on missing you for as long as I'm awake. After that I make no promises.

Hello.

I Don't Believe In God or the Devil, Baby. I Believe in You.

Hello.
Winter is Dead. Long Live Winter.
(At least until Spring)




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Whose nails press these Cheshire grins,
invisible but for prints in the sand,
of tactile kitty-cat callings on a mewling, Mid-Winter's night?

Stand yourself upright.

Such grumpy knuckles for so pretty a face! Sit.
The world's there still,
waiting for its pounding into submission.
Never fear,
yours will be had.

Who needs a fresh pound of flesh these days anyways?
You never know.
Hunger blows its thousand trumpet report into my ear each day:
A tribute to you, Love.

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Valentine's Day is WEIRD, yo. (I'll be back!)


Besos.

Poor, Poor Doogie--> Where is Your Bone?

A few decent, law abiding words have been buried deep in this digital sepia tomb.

Oh, sure. Maybe it was their time to go. They were terribly unphotogenic and late night, mushy-mouthed kissers. Yes. Definitely punishable offenses it's true.

But should it be Gorey? Like Amy, always tumbling down stairs? Bad form that.



I dunno.

I'm having a tough time, Lords and Ladies of the realm. I'm twiddle-thumb waiting for the Shy to inherit the Earth. The Poor don't seem to be in the running. Such hubris abounds! I find it on my own lips, penciled Cruella for a Friday night sta..stumble home.

Sad, sipping eyes
and tearing mouths
drip heart-wounds on nicely relaid,
reclaimed wooden floors.

Reader board retinas in neon scroll: I always expect more than what I settle for .
The mark- not Cain's - of urbane (thankyoukindly) loneliness.


Bah.

The wind blows its stolen horde past my window; their E minor whistles and fugue state enviable on this Saturday morning after. If a New Year begins in winter so can I. Which, by my calculations, leaves me the rest of Fall to tumble.

Besides, there's always season two of Little Britain...

It's A *NEW* Post, Pre-Post Announcement Post!!

The seal has been broken.


Please use this opportunity to stage any back-in-the-saddle quips to a willing and receptive audience.

Something longer, if not more interesting, is baking in the oven.