Tag Archives: vows

New Year’s Eve 2004

Posted on December 31, 2004 by John

I may resolve to change my ways this year, exchange old habits for ones I’ve not tried. But there’s no point in much of that, I fear, for one’s true nature cannot be denied. Perhaps I’ll vow to focus more … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 21, 2004 by John

Ultimatums are absurd, like “I will not write one more word until those reading clap and say, ‘Bravo!’ and ‘Watch the genius play!’” The Sufis had it right, I think: “Don’t name wells from which you won’t drink”; and yet, … Continue reading →

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Untitled: a lai

Posted on March 30, 2004 by John

How many heartfelt vows have crossed my lips now, broken by wrongs I allow and the petty rows spoken with swords forged from plows, seeking sacred cow’s tokens in the dark days since the first subtle hints were seen of … Continue reading →

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