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Month: October 2018

Once upon…

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Once upon and
once again – Continue reading →

9 Comments
October 31, 2018November 1, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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The unrequited duet of the Pacific Koel

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he calls
all night
in tones
that rise
that fall: Continue reading →

16 Comments
October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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In the fog

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The heat reclaims the rain for the air.
Water departs every blade, petal, leaf
to become lucid particles again. Continue reading →

22 Comments
October 19, 2018November 29, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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The problem of things

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take this for inst. This thing
has dimensionality, this thing
has heft but saying what the thing Continue reading →

2 Comments
October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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A red-whiskered bulbul and Eliot’s objective correlative

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head back calling
in the bright evening
in the neighbour’s olive tree —
‘wee-whit-h-h-h-h-who’ , ‘wee-wee-h-h-h-h-twuk’. Continue reading →

3 Comments
October 13, 2018October 14, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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Comfort smells…(of cigarettes)

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……….a warm fusty sentiment.
Amber lights diffused as if the room were on fire. Continue reading →

1 Comment
October 12, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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Nonet – 2nd rain (inundation)

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it’s
just like
you, always
way overboard. Continue reading →

2 Comments
October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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Nonet – first rain

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the build up dream or allegory
weight of the air behind my eyes. Continue reading →

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October 4, 2018October 5, 2018 peterfrankiswrites
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