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“The Blatant Virginity of White”

Smoke-stained walls of my prison cell taunt me as the blatant virginity of white blinds my eyes and precise mitered edges delicately pierce the epidermis of my wrists and throat. Toxic drops of cinnabar recreate yesterday’s battlefield as if sun-warmed … Continue reading

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“The Power of White”

Foreground, middle ground, background copper-penny brown with hints of loden green brave shoots rising from an earth laid bare by dingy drifts of talcum-powder white still lurking in burnt-timber shaded corners still hugging ashen bush bases. These ghostly-white remainders deny nature’s … Continue reading

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“The Sun Has Gone South” (A Triolet)

The sun has gone south for another day and left behind a land of snow and ice. Decimated trees on dark houses lay. The sun has gone south for another day. No sparkling diamonds under skies of gray. More snow … Continue reading

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