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"this is the world as best as I can remember it"

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Mother

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The towering Mother (so lovingly tall) peeks down in my crib from the back wall. I feel my dependence (in spite of it a...
Friday, March 29, 2019

The Flying Man

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From above it is the bright yellow backboard that stands out, nailed to the back of a small green barn, a boy dribbling a basketbal...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

A Rocket Ride to Saturn

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A rocket ride to Saturn would be nice with you skipping from rock to rock along the  spinning rings the songs of infinite space...
Sunday, March 24, 2019

A Need for Melancholy

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There are times I can only tolerate music  that is terrible in its melancholic intensity. It is when I feel things are most ...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Daehangno

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The cleaning out of the crawl space continues to provide trips down memory lane.  Yesterday it was this poster from my time in Korea....
Friday, February 15, 2019

The Winds of Olympic Park

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서울 올림픽 공원 The wind whipped soundly  on the high grass covered hills  of Seoul’s Olympic Park. I felt I could fly, or at lea...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Planet Poppyseed

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Like an Apollo  moon shot I rocket to work leaving the  gravitational pull of Planet Poppyseed. The time  spent away ...
Friday, January 18, 2019

Loser

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I found it in the library’s culled CD stack and slid a dollar bill into the slot of the wooden collection box on the wall to clai...
Friday, December 14, 2018

Bottom of a Well

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At the bottom of a well the circle of light above looks small and moon-like. I need a rocket ship for rescue, but when that  ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Te Deum

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The click of plastic CD cases   sets a cadence for musical exploration in the used CD shop on Kirkwood. The novelty of digi...
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Friday, December 07, 2018

Couch in my Pocket

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I want a couch in my pocket that I can pull out whenever  I need, cup it in my hands, and with a few warm puffs it expands t...
Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Grace is a Pale Blue Orb

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Grace is a pale blue orb offered by selfless hands, received into an open heart. Like the earth seen from the moon, the dept...
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A. Monk
“Aaroneous Monk” brings to mind the image of a bumbling but well-meaning hermit who continually trips himself up in his overgrown beard as he attempts to battle evil in the world but, more often than not, forgets about the darkness in his own heart. It also sounds similar to the legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, but with a faux-Greek twist. Thelonious was known for being able to maintain two disparate rhythms going at the same time with his hands seemingly disconnected from each other. That kinda sums up my struggle...
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