f/k/a . . .

by Roberta Beary

 

 

far from home
an empty swing
half my size

hands stained

with tiger ilies

all day this heat

 

 

credits:  “hands stained”: South by Southeast 5:1

  “far from home”: (for Anita Virgil) from A New Resonance 2:  

  (Red Moon Press, 2001), and Frogpond XIX:3 (1996)

 

 

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  by dagosan: 

their babies

never cry

never stop crying        

[Aug. 25, 2004]                                

 

 

. . . . . .  Join the Sudan Day of Conscience,  .  today! August 25th    (see why it’s important) . . . . . .

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  State Dept. Report: Pattern of Atrocities in Sudan.  (NYT, Aug. 25, 2005)