Short and Sweet

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Friday, December 8, 2006

Rilke knew how to write short and sweet

Time and Again Time and again, however well we know the landscape of love, and the little church-yard with lamenting names, and the frightfully silent ravine wherein all the others end: time and again we go out two together, under the old trees, lie down again and again between the flowers, face to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Lovely haiku by Japanese master Basho

Sleep on horseback, The far moon in a continuing dream, Steam of roasting tea. Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears The wind from Mt. Fuji I put it on the fan. Here, the souvenir from Edo. What luck! The southern valley Make snow fragrant. A autumn wind More white Than the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

A charming short and sweet by Christina Rosetti

O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the east: Shine, be increased; O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the west: Wane, be at rest. —Christina Rosetti Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Auden wrote some short and sweet poems.. .

"Leaning out over The dreadful precipice, One contemptuous tree." —W.H. Auden Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Call me a cab, send me straight to rhyme rehab

It's an awful affliction, addiction to rhyme You should see Mother Goose after too many lines Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 13, 2006

Alkaline Trio, powerlines, needles and more

In which I, age 32 and on the verge of divorce, and teaching my first college course, prove that I am as egocentric as I am creative by writing poems all in the first person—filled with far more provocative spirit than I bring to my meek reality. Alkaline Trio rocks my world This bloody goodbye,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Vision quest, vikings and other musings

Vision quest I went on a 6-day vision quest My spirit guide said, "You're like all the rest" Your totem animal's gone extinct Go back to your village and buy a stiff drink After time-machine jet lag, Yorn joined MySpace Wrote "No quarter" under salary, named Valhala as his plac e The viking kept a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 30, 2006

A grab-bag of thoughts

The truest love can make Freud leer She liked the way he felt like dad When she got scared by the lightning's glare He liked the way she felt like his girl Like he was 10 feet tall when she needed care Toxic You've got me spitting Malathion Got me painting oil on seals You've got me turning ino... Sign in to see full entry.

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Cancer-ous and other peoms

Cancer-ous Please put the blame on the zodiac and not my free ill-will If I break a vase or break your heart Please forward Zeus the bill Thank you, come again No shoes, no shirts, no service Near nudity makes me terribly nervous Winner You had to put me in check Had to sink my battleship You had to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 15, 2006

New romantic takes a cruise to Alaska

He saw aurora borealis Got even more excited than when he took Cialis Sign in to see full entry.

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