breathstop . . .a praying mantisshifts weight
roadkill —the fly-blown voiceof the unborn
tui — i hear halfits song
southern cross — these arms weighed downwith night
with the seathe rockpool of friendsfrom my hands
twilight dusk — the bruises of lifeless livid
all innocents . . .some faces less lividthan others
death knell . . .a river mouthexacts its toll
heaven scent —summer rain anointsshaky grounds
digitally remastered silence
cloudless moon —a poet disinfectingdeath
under the misti separate landand sky
within sightcandlelight crossmembersan altar
southern sky —from heaven's pointersa wooden cross
river song twisting through time
summer breeze —kiwi kigo hung outto dry
gong fu cha —a shadow passes betweenthen and now
soft serves dripfrom a thousand lips . . .courtly love
tennis fever -a third baseman asks"who's on first?"
a highfliersuffers two wingmen — summer heat
in the racketof steamy court battle — a tennis elbow
set and matchthe bottom seedfans the ball
high noontime itself sagson the net
tennis soundsthe increasing orbitof interest
dartingfrom side to sidea voyeur's eyes
heat wavecountless eyes shimmerover the court
plopping soundsa tennis ball wiltsover the ditch
sullen rose —the fragrance of a god'shidden name
lightning storm . . .a mantra splits openthe heaviness
shadow by shadowan eel rises to the bread —what breaks this body?
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