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The tree of reason: a replacement poem

Posted on April 12, 2014 by John

Reason is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by exactly one simple path. Reason is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting leaves or branches. In some usages, the definition of reason may … Continue reading →

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Two Murders

Posted on December 4, 2004 by John

Two murders I witnessed in opposite trees across the canal, voicing cacophony; a trial of wills between territories resulting in blackened skies, as the light breeze of morning and rain brought a chill to my knees. Not often such numbers … Continue reading →

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Late May at Twilight

Posted on May 27, 2004 by John

The night is late arriving yet again; and in the day that lingers past its time it casts tentative shadows, brushed in hues of lavender and faded rose and blue, while twilight, holding back its unsure breath as if it … Continue reading →

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Earth and Wood

Posted on May 5, 2004 by John

We are not lost here in these woods, nor are they lost in us; if you listen, still, for just a moment the sensation of roots, searching for moisture in this often parched land, pushing away the organic substance that … Continue reading →

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The Crepe Myrtle

Posted on August 23, 2003 by John

To see the stump there in the yard, Its edges barely higher than the grass, You’d never know the tree that made A stand in that spot for so long. You might, when seeing flowered sprouts From that dead trunk, … Continue reading →

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A Willow Tree

Posted on March 7, 2003 by John

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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Among the Trees: a villanelle

Posted on November 24, 2002 by John

I have sought among the trees for peace, and found in their shade a quiet knowledge; there is a humbling silence in their ancient speech. The echoes of time are within their sky-bound reach; and to find my own small … Continue reading →

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