lingering heat—
the dirt road ahead of me
(Originally appeared in Frogpond Journal xxi:2, 2003)
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lingering heat— the dirt road ahead of me (Originally appeared in Frogpond Journal xxi:2, 2003)martin gottlieb cohen (tinywords)
new neighborhood
the dog and I
both lost
the dog and I
both lost
dandelion diaspora
seeking a place
to land
seeking a place
to land
leaf
show-
er
the red carpet treatment
show-
er
the red carpet treatment
an ox pulls a plow
the ink
enters the paper
the ink
enters the paper
foreclosure
the tractor’s grind
buried in a field
the tractor’s grind
buried in a field
closet moths . . .
this slow eroding
of memory
this slow eroding
of memory
boyhood dreams
the weight of stones
in his pocket
the weight of stones
in his pocket
cicada shells photos of summer half a life ago
latchkey girl
seven library books
stacked to her chin
seven library books
stacked to her chin
long-tailed duck
she finds a name
that fits
she finds a name
that fits
summer solstice
the first dahlia
so brazenly itself
the first dahlia
so brazenly itself
metro train–
young lovers
steady each other
young lovers
steady each other
lovelorn a roadrunner ruffles his crest at me
a distant train underlines the horizon Mojave Desert
sea cave echoes of desert wind
slipping out of her wetsuit thunder
warm rain
the whole sea
to ourselves
the whole sea
to ourselves