Who decided to bar rain and wind from the discussion? The toothed arms of the rose? Outside the window sparrows skirmish among the seed. Check the passenger manifest. No one …

Draw a line across the page. Draw a line in the sand. Pull out your sword, beggar- man thief. Butcher, baker, candlestick maker, maker of lies. Are you grateful, this-man’s- …

Dangerous, that knock on the door. The heart rests in the body and does not answer. Who knows what sits in the nerves to keep them whole. Then the rush …

He tried to recapture that moment riding the angel wings of memory. The sudden rend in the clear fabric. The bag of heaven broken. The tear then the rush to …

In the old music sincerity prevailed. Undying love haunting the back story. Transience obliterated. Men and women wailing. Demon lovers. So give me the Duke of Earl, he said. The …

Prepare the way. First name the rocks. Lay down highways. Exalt the valleys and the mountains. No need to explain the stars. Playing the radio will pass the time. You …

Caffeine destroyed his ability to use his hands. Shaking endemic and the underlay of paranoia. They gave him a pink card and classified him as a freak. This was only …

Get out the Ouija board and play life. University 4-7282. The disk moves of its own accord. Dial pain, dial blood. By 1347, there is plague in Florence. Damn Mongols. …

Open your sketchbook and draw life. Not charcoal, but color. Let bright stand for tomorrow. The past is dark. You can get detailed if you have the skill. Trees, rocks, …