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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 →

33 Comments
August 3, 2020August 5, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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Decision tree

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in Frost’s wood two paths diverge
— life/regret as
Bayesian algorithm. Continue reading →

21 Comments
July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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13 ways of looking at a pandemic

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(after Stevens, closely)

I
Among twenty locked-down blocks,
the only moving thing
was the patrol car. Continue reading →

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July 3, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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The castaways

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(Sestina on Sonnet 60)

How like
us, between waves. Continue reading →

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July 2, 2020July 11, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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A lovers discourse

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after Barthes

My language trembles with desire.
It is as if I had words instead of fingers
(or fingers at the tips of my words). Continue reading →

2 Comments
June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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O beautiful day

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Seriously, there’s still so much to do
winter snows, my joints ache,
eyes too (I’ve a list). Continue reading →

15 Comments
April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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Love song

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…of the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)

:

(a)typical silhouette V-shaped
flies on super-soft-silent
(into buildings, cars, transmission lines) Continue reading →

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April 20, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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at sunset

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the sky in manifold scenes – painterly
overhead, slate hankies frayed by the winds; Continue reading →

3 Comments
April 18, 2020August 1, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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Abecedarian

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(I don’t know about you but…)

all my
best lines Continue reading →

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April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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Good Friday 2020

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The streets are christmas quiet
tho’ closed, the houses incline Continue reading →

3 Comments
April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 peterfrankiswrites
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