Author: cfblack
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Swimming in third person
Coming out of COVID Albert realized He exists outside of his relationships Tries to reintegrate Beyond the confines of his mind Wonders why or if it matters Memories of friendships On an ascent path Rise, break cerebral fluid’s surface Like the taste of cinnamon and icing In the bottom of a bowl His mother once…
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Fairy tale for billionaires
If when the beanstalk was cut down The giant fell on Jack His mother and their wretched little house We would know The name of the giant and Not a fleeing petty criminal 8-3-21
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New Orleans 2010
(edited to third person- maybe I’ll write a chapbook of memories referring to myself in third person) ======================= he walked all night in the French Quarter beignet sugar dust on his coat sat on a bench among the homeless watched the sun rise over the river listened to conversations as if he sat on a…
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haiku hometown Sunday morning
hazy chill morning dog walkers, coffee drinkers Sunday on Main Street avoid all sermons pray for me and I for you church bells chiming, Come street sanctuaries worship wth a smiley face no napping allowed 8-1-21
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fungal haiku
last night’s thunder storm knocked out our internet, but woke the wood wide web
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60 years on
Sixty years on I wonder what white Cubans And black Cubans think of Batista What stories grandfathers and grandmothers Washed and served with salad greens At dinner tables in Cuba and America What did parents teach their children And what do children know of truth? Sixty years on I wonder what white Cubans And black…
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haiku swelter
confused summer sky lightning on the horizon our yard sits in sun 7-27-21
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Urban Sun
An urban sun does not smudge lipstick On the collar of the sky Leave glitter on shouldered landscapes It wakes under bushes in the park Bathes like Bathsheba on the roof Slides down a flagpole in the school yard Struts on Main Street Glistens sweaty on front stoops at midday Towards evening it disappears around…
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The conjuring
She asked how high do you need to stack wood in the backyard fire pit before it is classified a bonfire and do you have to light it during a seasonal full moon (with a fancy name) before you shed your clothes before a conjuring of spirits before you dance in a circle chanting incantations…
