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aphrodite

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

on a winter night when it is -14 degrees and the wind is blowing drafts down the chimney y..

children's songs

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

now i am singingthe songs i sung when my own children were small and the words come backflowing clear waterover rocks they smoothmy edgeschords on the..

Spontaneous generation

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

the ancients believed that you only needed to place hay in water to generate life...we're not so different

seeds

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

i’ve left bean pods on the plantsto dry tiger lily capsules to mature achenes..

former lovers

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

sometimes i get these “urges” i reach deep within and pull open my ribcage rust..

September

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

it’s always dark here when the moon is in hiding no streetlights or houses and across the river ..

the nuclear football

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

The nuclear football the U.S president's emergency satchel, is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used to authorize a nuclear attack.

overdoing it

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

i’m sometimes the dog who spends too much time frolicking in the salty waves care..

time management

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

this morning we tossed the remains of the old fridgeinto the scrap binsat the recycling centerand now i'm harvesting the arugula seed from the dried p..

enough

A Poem by SkinlessFrank

i can still remember when as a boy of four or five years i would attempt to simplify my l..