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Steve C
Mar 4, 20211 min read
That Tender Bruise
In that vulnerable moment just before waking up she would sometimes become aware of that tender bruise between her breasts. Resistant to...
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Steve C
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Salmon: Symbol of Autumn
Leaping ‘above the water in a wondrous sort of way, gliding through the shallows in a miraculous display. Going to the bottom, where...
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Steve C
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Kilchis Country
Wild strawberries grow through the boards that surround the house. Beach grass rattles in the afternoon wind, the sound of surf and a...
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Steve C
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Riding the Dragon, II
He rides into town on a dragon Breathing fire mixed with ice He does - The dragon sneezes The ribbon of destruction flows like melted...
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Steve C
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Riding the Dragon
He rides into town on a dragon Breathing fire mixed with ice He does - The dragon sneezes The ribbon of destruction flows like melted...
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Steve C
Mar 3, 20211 min read
To Become One
First, you learn not to ask, "Did you catch anything?" You talk about sea breezes, ocean swells, fish habitats, good boats. You memorize...
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Steve C
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Song for the One Who Waits in the Forest
Woman in the pines, I bring you A gift, branch of wild plums, The white bloom of dusk Still warm in their skins. Woman who waits in...
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Steve C
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Cactus Dreams
I do not know what makes cacti Rise in the desert, Their insides wet, like my dreams Coming from nowhere. I rise from the floor of oceans...
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Steve C
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Mist in My Eyes
On any summer’s day When lilacs bloom Unbeknownst to you I watch by the garden’s Edge While you spray Water with a hose Forming clouds of...
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Steve C
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Butchering Rabbits
To kill one with a single blow takes force. It leaves them limp, stretched out in the grass Without a tremour, White and black and...
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