The third of three pomes all exploring absence in different ways. While not completely successful, it is the most successful of the three.

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absence iii

every so often your absence
is more noticeable, like today

the        removed from the rainbow
…a heart                   only air
the             that is all hole
…a night        without any stars
the bullet                 the glass
…a spine with every                  missing
the               who cannot blow fire
…a fish without

BONUS POEM: April 19, 2018

It can speak for itself.

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Homecoming

swan wings : the saw of the air : the piece : oftentimes : of return : the peace : the safety of a new place : where no one : any one : has their way : but every one : will prosper : coming through the lock : reflection ripples : relentless birdsong : playing dogs : oars up & back : leaping into the unknown river : willowy light : birthplaces : spires into memory : across time : making a mark : that lasts