He gave me back my hard drives today
by the pond by the geese
by the free-range 3-year-olds who
don’t even know what “pandemic” means.
By their moms who don’t trust the geese, don’t trust
the two old(er) guys at … Read on Macduff...
Driving down 8th street after the rain
We’re out in the morning
driving down 8th street after the rain
looking for coffee in a favorite neighborhood
trying to figure out if this store or that cafe
made it through the night.
I’m expecting to see palm fronds … Read on Macduff...
In praise of lousy words
Lousy words roll,
start somewhere
toward the back of his skull
Marble out in his too full mouth
toward his lips, from his lips
spinning, spill out onto the
floor.
Lousy words make him
slide fall sprain on the ice… Read on Macduff...
Threaten me with your breeze
Threaten me with your breeze,
Your touch this
Fragile skin I’ve got has cracks.
If you come to my door, I’ll open it slow,
Step back, pull up like for a fadeaway,
I’ll raise my voice,
Keep you at bay. … Read on Macduff...
It’s changing
It’s changing things.
I’m evolving into future
me, some better biped. A cellular
remodel til I can
eat at a restaurant outside or
be in a friend’s backyard
outside and if they walk past me,
too close, it’s ok,
not … Read on Macduff...
When I come back to the office
When I come back to the office
we will all look older.
And that’s because we will all be older.
No one will return as they were. As they left. Even
if they sit in similar seats, and the fashions… Read on Macduff...
The 5 Books Meander, Week 23: Va-Yikra’
What just happened:
Leviticus opens with several laws of sacrifice and the details therein which are, let’s be honest, alarming for anyone who either likes pigeons or believes blood should be dashed on the wall rarely if at all.
And … Read on Macduff...
Suddenly, yesterday
And then suddenly, yesterday, it was Spring.
With dreams of visits to foreign lands —
to movie theaters, coffee shops,
to the insides of other people’s houses
where dining room tables turned into desks
might become dining room tables
with … Read on Macduff...
The 5 Books Meander, Week 22: Va-Yakhel and Pekudei
What just happened:
The tabernacle is built and the Lord makes an appearance, as we finish Exodus. What’s a tabernacle, you ask? Wikipedia defines it thusly:
… Read on Macduff...According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tabernacle, also known as the Tent of the
Charlie
Sally laughed and
freaked and shrieked
when he said it
Eddie’s eyes popped
out of his head
when he said it
Did you know his
real name was
Charlies Claverie
And he went to art school
with Gus Van Sant… Read on Macduff...