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Persuasion

Posted on Jul 28th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

You have not convinced me of anything. A world this thick is always already making a point. God is arguing with me, sending out an endless cascade of bullet points, just beyond my breath. Back... More »

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Carrying a Ladder

Posted on Jul 6th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

Kay Ryan is the new poet laureate, reluctantly so. I love her poetry.  The way she works with  words in short spare sentences leaves me pondering . Carrying a Ladder We are always really carrying... More »

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Transatlantic Blue

Posted on Jun 12th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

I get up in the morning And brush my teeth. Behind me in the mirror Is a shale blue waterfall. I am closer than I think To being outside in the velvet Of rain, the... More »

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Doppelganger

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

I nailed that sucker down To the hot wood and leaned Over it, deepening it with my Free shadow. "How's that feel," said I. "Sweet fellowship," said the dark prisoner. The day was moving and... More »

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The Dazzle

Posted on May 17th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

The beech leaves move up and Down my spine, shimmering, Flipping like cards-from mint to Scalding white. The wheels turn  In the vegetable light. Pin wheels. Somewhere inside me is Condensation, breath on Clear glass,... More »

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A poem by Fanny Howe

Posted on May 2nd, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

The night was almost too long to bear Then there was evidence of mercy-a passing car- milky air-and I could see dry walls & gravel on the way to a highway Atlantic for its grays... More »

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You are not surprised at the Force of the Storm

Posted on Feb 27th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

You are not surprised at the force of the storm- you have seen it growing. The trees flee.  Their flight sets the boulevards streaming.  And you know: he whom they flee is the one you... More »

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Forgetting the world

Posted on Feb 12th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

These are the days when I could be doing anything But I am doing this now: Standing on the gray deck, Arms raised, pulling in signals From the world. Everything is Bringing  from the future.... More »

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Grapefruit

Posted on Feb 9th, 2009 by Ron : dukka Ron

After the salmon pulp I squeezed The sunlight from the two halves. I remember this now as I recalled Something then, coloring outside The lines of separation, digging To get as much out as I... More »

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Collider

Posted on Sep 10th, 2008 by Ron : dukka Ron

I can't judge blueness or A ring of air on a stone Finger.  Everything we Know is in the ring. Nothing We know is in the ring. I break open a walnut With an ornate... More »

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