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Today started with a dusky lavender sky, tinged with orange. A wren greeted me, and I thought of the little chap that was born in my garage earlier this summer. I had stopped buying birdseed because I figured most birds would be leaving, but maybe I should get some. I worry, because mice are starting to batten down the hatches and I don’t want to encourage them with seed.

I built a fun little toy on the main site and recently added some radio stations to it. It’s a projection of the world with airline traffic flying between different airports…when you land somewhere you can get a radio stream from a local station. Nice thing to have on in the background while working.

I have a piece started for thursday. I’m going to try to pick up my old schedule, but perhaps not stay so regimented. It’s something gentle to begin with, and then I’ll work on novels and whatnot again. Still need to port some poetry over, but I think all the good posts and short stories live here now.

Aloha kakahiaka.

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Latest poem

nadir

You cold little miracles Scattered on velvet firmament Like so many diamond shards Mocking

Strike up the battle cry Under silken sky And string up the bows Of the symphony of Infinite derision

Oh I wonder at the Abyssal and abysmal The night-dark pressure depth And the measured death Of the bluelight Thermoclines

The secret heat of the Vulcan blood seeps Through icy mood and Blooms vibrant and violent Across the floor of Your very soul

Strike up the war cry Under saffron sky And break the boughs Of the concerto of Unshriven visions

Framed like a Neptune gem A tragic lattice Like a cobalt cage Menaced by sharks And freed by Meadow larks

Arise, arise And burst resplendent A dew anointed flower Gazing for endless hours Dreadless showers Nary hoary dour

Evaded the invaded Green but unjaded Alive and unabraded Sated but unable Safe but creche cradled

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