Spontaneous Combustion
A frigid fire Smolders within Clinging to each breathe It ignites for a flash But in an instant is smothered Flesh to flesh A tongue A kiss A bite The flames have no fury Controlled burn Turbulent but...
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Shades of winter haze His breath freezes Puddles of grief In my eyes. Time is running out, he says Though he does not speak— Hasn’t murmured a word in days Breath rattles in his chest A whispering...
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I recently completed a 2,700-mile roadtrip through 19 states to my ultimate destination–Rockland, Maine where I am spending two months. I left Montrose, Colorado, on Saturday, August 26, and spent the...
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Still in Texas. We headed out I-35 but diverted on Old Bastrop Highway before San Marcos. A highway marker said we were on the El Camino Real de los Tejas. The old highway from Mexico City. We stopped...
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The East Coast From Gaithersburg, we drove to Washington, DC, on the Clara Barton Parkway. The view entering the city is of the Kennedy Center across the Potomac. Stunning. I’ve never entered the city...
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