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Ode to Uncertainty
maybe it’s like the sun – that quietly slides up and down the oily sky, then gone and there again. maybe it’s a prayer – gently caressing the cheeks of capricious gods and serving them nectar and honey and blood and heads. maybe it’s paper – pregnant with words and pictures that are Continue reading
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To Washi
[Tropical Storm Washi/Sendong hit the Philippines on December 16, 2011 killing more than a thousand in its wake.] an innocent prelude – indiscriminating rain falling on shoulders, heads, toes, spirits. angering stream and river gods, death wearing dark cloak of water, floods, broiling torrents. we prayed to forces, chances, and unseen anitos lying on piles Continue reading
Being Here, Now. 