Posted on Jun 27th, 2006
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Shhh
When driving, some alert, some danger rears and we hold the wheel more tightly, stiffening. When speaking, faced with disapproval, we either hide, or defend. Shielding, or going belligerant. Stiffening again. When something or someone... More »
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Posted on Jun 26th, 2006
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Shhh
It is so often demonstrated that people, in the good course of time, become attached to ideas about life so much that the actual life those ideas were about fuzzes out of view. Remember? We... More »
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Posted on Jun 24th, 2006
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Shhh
It was as though someone had dropped a heavy book in the room. There was no sound, no book, but still it was just as though there had been. The alarmed, sudden waking with the... More »
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Posted on Jun 23rd, 2006
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Shhh
It hasn't rained in weeks. The earth is dry, and hard, and dusty. Pollen shines wafting slowly in a breeze so gentle you could mistake it for stillness. Somewhere in the distance someone pounds metal... More »
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Posted on Jun 22nd, 2006
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Shhh
Made of it And watching it And making it While trying to escape it Mothering And hammering And trying to sing Without clinging Straighten it Lengthen it Deepen it Not over-extending Revelling Unravelling And... More »
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Posted on Jun 21st, 2006
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Shhh
All the rushing All the haste it's all wasted on me I could care less if i'm late to the gate or the line Without tension she carries twice her weight in dishes without mention... More »
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