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A Poem by Vol
My
grandfather’s ’65 Falcon
split
the summer heat when
I
was sixteen and he let me help
drive
home to Florida from
his
Wi..
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A Poem by Vol
There
were savage cowboys
and
wild Indians, when
my
grandparents were born.
Texas
cattle, the steel plow and
steam
were all the rag..
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A Poem by Vol
Salty
kisses in a booth near the back
ring
like funeral bells in October,
“Last
call, last call.”
floats
through blue neon,
so
..
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A Poem by Vol
Fireflies
illuminate memories
in
my dream forest,perfumeon your shouldersin astrobelight fantasy.
I
turn, and there you are,
a
Nightbird w..
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A Poem by Vol
The
taste of salt
makes
my blood pound,.
my
eyes roll up, and
my
back arch.
The
smell of a juicy peach,
fresh
and sweet
i..
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A Poem by Vol
Out there in the real world,the
redbuds and dogwoodsexplode
like fireworkson
the side of the mountain.Purple
shrapnel flies outto
mix with dots..
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A Poem by Vol
It is
fine to eat spiced food,
the
taste of hot sauce
like
fire across my tongue.
It
is good to hear a slow guitar,
the
wail of blues..
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A Poem by Vol
It is a hundred and four degrees
out there on this
week after solstice,
and I think I’ve
had an epiphany.
I’m not positive
yet..
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A Poem by Vol
A journey into the surreal...
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A Poem by Vol
Sometimes
nothing happens
when
the blue of dark
stares
past
these eyes,
into
my
bones, and
paints
vague ‘scapes
indistinc..
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