After Hearing the Rain

wetwith the dewof a heavy rain—the scent of ozonelingering still           * a bird criessomewhere in a nest—her shattered child           * the gate has opened—I walk throughlooking for salvation           * these are the soulswho wanderthe desolate streets—I search their eyesthey do not see           * in the streetafter a heavy rain—a …

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Carry Me Home

rays meltinto the blue lightof another heaven         * wind washedwater melts anewon the blue horizon         * birdsof another dayhave joinedfor morning prayers         * looking eastthe pages turnto the windwhere all the blindbegin to see         * jigsaw nightamong the red and blue—once more I’mback together again         * sometimes dead as sin—reborn …

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