first october rain
falls soft on windows
smells of patient earth
Category: Fasting
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mother praises me
for losing 55 pounds
bakes me fudge brownies
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great big white cookie
striped with dark chocolate fudge
–just the moon and clouds
Murder, She Wokked
Yes, you gave me life
And now want it back
One deep fried peanut butter
Banana sandwich at a time.
Resolution Haiku
So many promises
To my fat self this New Year;
So many leftovers!
LEGACY
In villages and on farms
Old ones lay themselves down
So their grandchildren
Can eat a little more rice,
Have a little more warmth.
Juicing
Spinach, celery, kale
Cucumber, ginger, lemon
And any fruit on sale
Goes all into my juicer
And comes out in the loo
As polychromatic poo.
Fast
Today I discovered
New bones around my belly.
Pants are beginning to fit better
As I excavate a man
Smothered and forgotten.