Silence was a long shout. She took his heart away, And he drank to quell the venom she spat, And she disengaged Because no pain was worth that. I am constant as a falling star, or My teardrops are– Patters of memory make patterns to enrapture me And I see you for the first time You […]
It happened in an afternoon: Ladders, nails and beer breaks. Dad even gave me a swig as a reward for my hard work and I promised not to tell. I gave Billy, Ben and John the password to enter the fortress with no half moon hammer dents embraced by limbs and branches. We were kings
Under sprinklers spackling the stars a blurry brown we slip, flat on our tailbones, the bones that once made us lizard-chickens. I love to hear her laugh and win the race to the car because I bet she will not want to leave this Corolla called earth just yet. She will be here another hour
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At this late stage If the shoe fits Buy it. For comfort is harder to find And a little jig Can jar the memory To green fields and pop flies And star flecks of first love. Maybe even buy a second pair (the first you might yet outwear) So you won’t lose pace And become
The wind in the branches interrupted their dreams. They held each other tight as midnight creatures prowled beyond the walls, as discreet as the secrets we never share.
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The Hawaiian Islands have an invasive algae problem. The eight major Hawaiian Islands harbor more than 60 percent of the coral reefs found in the waters surrounding the United States. Non-native algae species infect these reefs. They spread aggressively. This deters local marine life from building their habitats in the coral. Hawaii needs to address the
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