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isolation

Bloom

roses rucked in rows
to weather the weather. 
through the dreary pane
farther off, together
Continue reading →
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October 7, 2020February 22, 2021 peterfrankiswrites
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midwinter (out my window)

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(after William Bronk)

back then was much the same
the scope, the skies:
blues and greens, scarlet cloud-tops
the moon electric on the washing line. Continue reading →

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August 3, 2020August 5, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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[Reader Warning: Gently sacrilegious-themed silliness ahead]

The Angel Gabriel’s doing stand-up. Continue reading →

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April 8, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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