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Happy New Year!

Here’s hoping some of the X refugees here will consider as we embark on 2025…

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March 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Chastened fasting
that reproach

gate against the
drunkard’s boast

multitude
mercy in truth

water flood
and overflow

swallow shut
according soul

thirst vinegar
to drink.
March 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy New Year!

Here’s hoping some of the X refugees here will consider as we embark on 2025…

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December 31, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Electric Vine
December 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Cartographer
December 17, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Silver flask
hidden desk drawer
sipping lasts finds light absorbs.
December 17, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Skeleton Smoke
December 6, 2024 at 3:08 PM
The
times close
in on characters.
December 5, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Two trade shadows
bar lights dim
beer sip.
December 4, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Fading
November 27, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Hollowed pale sun setting softly. Reveries of years and months dammed leaps decades echoes ends strand. Pigeons flock cluck seeds spread stranger. Another season strolling leisure breaths green moss lilacs lilies lace lit midday fervently if whiled away hours willows.
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Stare
November 20, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Paradigm
bright other side
pressing pretend forever.
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Great Expectations
November 19, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Humbling
course of season
lash of frost first snow.
November 19, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Wisdom
false teeth
silver rooted.
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Between
November 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Language
likened roses bloom

when rouge must fade
will thorns rebuke

find frosted tongue
thawed lemon zing

asleep by hearth
it snows.
November 16, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Embroidery
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Afraid shall
strangers
fade.
November 16, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Timid tightrope taunting
turning tides untimely

fear itself
forever frightening

faith at fault
aimless wanderings

paths of plans
destined to part

the sea
waves waltz

salt desert sulks
parched search survives.
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Unsettled dust
realm cratered trust
undaunted indifference.
November 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Hear right give cry
lips lie let eyes
behold.
November 14, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Vertigo spiral gut growl all the doubt without falls hours days weeks leap months drag decades echoes shadows sleep scattered. Pigeons flock cluck seeds spread stranger. Strolling park breaths moss green leisure, lilies lace lit midday fever whiled away willows.
November 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Assured a vein for silver
and golden place
refined.
November 8, 2024 at 12:58 AM