Loss
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Somewhere Beyond
Somewhere beyondthe limits of mind and belieflies the Ocean of Mysteries.Travel there,and when you arrive,lean over the railingand open the handthat holds the pearlof inestimable value.Watch it disappearinto the dark water. Are you this Ocean of Mysteries?Or are you the… Continue reading
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At Night, the Sea
At night, the sea closes in… Continue reading
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The Tree of Undoing
Adam discovered another tree… Continue reading
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Lot’s Wife
So there she stands, saline statuary, salt-lick sculpture… Continue reading
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Three Dresser Drawers
She may take only what fits in three dresser drawers. Continue reading
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Vigil II
We hear the train rumble into the stationas we stand around the bedthat cradles the 90-year-old-womanwhom we call wife, mother, sister, friend. The wailing of the whistlesignals the train has stopped.We glance at one another:Is this an arrival or a… Continue reading
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Vigil I
There isn't a discrete momentwhen you say, with certainty,"There, that was death." Instead, there's the dawning realizationthat the next breath hasn't come,that at some point,somewhere in the last minute or two or three,something that had been there for decades,snuck past… Continue reading