January Gulls
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In January, over the harbor,Gulls remember summer daysIn voices creaking
with ice. Bereft of mussels and minnows,Long beaks pry all afternoonAt the
belly o...
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Menace of Everyday Things
I fall asleep.
I dream.
I am driving along a winding country road.
Very fast.
I can't quite see clearly, and so I drive still faster.
Suddenly the fear of death grips me, a thrill or rumble in my belly, and Bathsheba, who has been snoozing on the couch with me, jumps up to bark at a phantom.
No one is at the door.
Rain rattles against the windows.
I am awake again.
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