Daily Archives: March 7, 2003

White Rhinoceros

for poet dan Ground into a powder, that massive horn is much prized as an aphrodisiac; but the pale creature to whom it is born uses it for a different attack. Against the backdrop of the setting sun his silhouette … Continue reading

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The Universe

for LJ user ldy For those who praise abstinence, the big bang seems quite an obscene and vulgar notion – that the entire world would just simply hang together, making circular motions without a divine rudder seems absurd. But the … Continue reading

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Cancer

There are times when new growth is a bad thing. When that dark shadow creeps into your life, touching healthy cells with its withering hand, defying the surgeon’s careful knife as it gains momentum and saps your strength, the possibility … Continue reading

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A Willow Tree

Bending down to touch the path at my feet, do you shed your warm tears for me and mine, letting the bitter salt blend with the sweet fragrance of the surrounding oak and pine? What sad piper lays down his … Continue reading

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A Druid Reflects on Patrick’s Sainthood

I won’t march in your drunken green parades, nor think of your name when I spy clover; I’m tired of these cruel lies and the charades – it won’t be my eyes your wool pulls over. For I am of … Continue reading

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Getting Older

Maybe it gets a bit harder to rise at dawn after a few pints late at night; and those few pounds get harder to disguise, making a climb up the stairs no delight. Maybe your ears aren’t as sharp as … Continue reading

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