Posts & pages tagged "poetry"

The World Fire

Some say Coyote did it. Cocky, he was. He'd stolen fire from the sky. He'd stolen fire from a magnet. He'd learned to steal fire from water. He'd rubbed two sticks together until the fire had come out from its hiding place. He'd found fire in a black stone. He was feeling pretty good. He was strutting. He wanted to show off. So he got a little careless. It was an accident, some say. Or a spill, maybe. There was a girl, there, would do it for money. Maybe that was involved. Maybe he thought: "I'll have more women than Solomon." …
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June 24th 2010 | No comments » | Tags: deep ecology, poetry

A Lonely Yearling, for Laura, who witnessed it.

(Where, after all, could it lead? …
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June 20th 2010 | No comments » | Tags: poetry

On the Sixtieth Day There Was Much to Mourn

In Afghanistan, a farmer, shot through the neck, …
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June 18th 2010 | 1 comment » | Tags: poetry

Exiled-in-America Chapbooks

Exiled-in-America Publications: …
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The Language of Birds

Chance, the great beloved of gamblers, lovers, generals and kings, has long held sway over mortal affairs. Whether assuming the form of the goddess Fortuna and her ever-turning Wheel, or the abstract mathematic of 'randomness', Her favor is universally sought, and Her displeasure feared. To the devotee of Chance, Divination may be regarded as Her secret liturgy, providing glimpses of the unknown to those she esteems. …
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Tags: paganism, poetry