We have now finished the opening six verses (the "jo"), and now we're in the main part (the "ha").
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Public Square:privatized
and empty
cars roll past the monument,
bronze soldiers from long ago
statues of soldiers--
their cast iron eyes downcast--
retreat from my love.
the abandoned Siamese
blue eyes dim in winter light
ghosts of the city
shadows beneath parked cars
silent, waiting, watching
eidolons of burnt rivers
histories of bone and ash
ancient children dance
rose blown wind rings water songs
insubstantial Moon
our paths always circle back
how well our feet know these roads
Euclid Avenue
red, green, blue line, trolley stops
time leaves us baggage.
tactical assault backpacks
to carry childhood sorrows
blue sky morning
your pink hair-rollers
on the floor
eleven roses -- heart pierced
by thorns of the absent stem
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Cars roll past the monument,
bronze soldiers from long ago
Statues of soldiers--
their cast iron eyes downcast--
retreat from my love.
the abandoned Siamese
blue eyes dim in winter light
Cats of the city
shadows beneath parked cars
silent, watching, waiting
(contributed by J.E. Stanley):
eidolons of burnt rivers
histories of bone and ash
ancient children dance
rose blown wind rings water songs
insubstantial Moon
our paths always circle back
too well our feet know these roads
Euclid Avenue
Red, green, blue line, trolley stops
Time leaves us baggage.
tactical assault backpacks
to carry childhood sorrows
blue sky morning
your pink hair-rollers
on the floor
dan smith
J.E. Stanley said. . .
eleven roses -- heart pierced
by thorns of the absent stem
a sidewalk crevice
in the cracked city concrete:
a purple thistle
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