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Laura
The Ladder Rabbi Moshe (of Kobryn) taught: It is written: "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth." That "he" is every man. Every man must know: I am clay. I... More »
Laura
The twitch begins behind my left eye, The dusty one, lazy in long hours, The one once patched and hidden, then tweaked and tendered Into working. Prepared to wait it out, I gather myself Into... More »
Laura
These are from Maurice Manning's book of poetry, Bucolics. I heard him read at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia, not far from here, several years ago.. He's a fine poet and one of my favorites.... More »
Laura
somewhere between this tag of words and the place it's never been a window frames what shines like water but could be anything, even a sky. lks 2/15
Laura
I keep running across this lately. three times in the past three days. The Man Watching I can tell by the way the trees beat, after so many dull days, on my worried windowpanes that... More »
Laura
On impulse I picked up Judson Mitcham's now out of print first volume of poetry, Somewhere in Ecclesiastes, this evening and turned to this poem. He is from my hometown and I've loved his poetry... More »
Laura
For Otter, as promised. This poem has meant a lot to me over the years. I was trying to recall the "story" that I wanted to tell you all about it, but I can't remember... More »
Laura
Poor Animals But the animals have no money, she says. They're poor. So I say no and explain the light and the dark, how one is endlessly spent on food, the other rest, like hamburgers... More »
Laura
Probably it's the dream where I'm walking in a dense green forest and am surrounded by calm currents of colored breeze. white lights shine in the trees and I can see the whirl of a... More »
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