Monthly Archives: December 2015

The Ascension

(prose poem version) It was time now for love’s new song. His salvation lay far beyond her imagined graces. It was time now to give thanks, to burn all mementos. He would sing of her praises beyond their conclusion. It … Continue reading

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Nordicity: A Nordic Index

(after Glenn Gould’s The Idea of North) dedicated to Dean McKenzie (We have administered these vast territories of North in an almost continuing state of mind…) High latitude vast flatness of poles wind a whitewash breathing lungs stone-cold (I have … Continue reading

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Davies’ 5 P’s

By popular request those 5 P’s which have driven my life thusfar and which continue to keep me purposed. Presence (always the heart and soul of the experience of any person, place, or thing) Process (built in to the many … Continue reading

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Holiday Year-End Notes to Self

(a happy poet-blogger takes year-end stock) There is so much more to life than driving a great big honkin’ truck, buying a new car every year, playing the lotteries (c.f. Orwell’s 1984) or casinos, advertising and Super Bowl commercials, going on … Continue reading

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The C Word

Control–having it in your life, over your life, and the ways in which you live. Babies control by crying–it’s all they’ve got. Toddlers, too. But as kids age and interact socially, ‘leaders’ and ‘followers’ quickly show up. And, of course, … Continue reading

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And Some Dreams Continueth…

“Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work. And o’er the sickle bending;– I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music … Continue reading

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Boxing Day: Meanwhile Back Here on Earth

365 days a year, early mornings. My first contact with Nature daily.

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Christmas Eve

“Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-coloured snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, … Continue reading

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Two Days Till Christmas

“It is not half so important to know as to feel.”–Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

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Xmas Truism

All the crazies with money-making schemes and agendas come out of the woodwork as you approach Christmas. Phone call yesterday from a ‘police detective’ claiming I owed taxes and that I should call him back to pay them or I … Continue reading

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