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the insects’ chirp
as night deepens
sinks into the stones

Sonome
(1664- 1726)



Write down the thoughts of the moment.  Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

Francis Bacon


The Cherita is a form created by ai li in 1997. It tells a story,
composed of three verses: a one line verse, followed by a two line
verse and ending in a three line verse. It can be written as a solo
piece or written by up to three people.

For more information on the Cherita:
http://www.aili.co.uk/linked/index.html



wildflowers
 
in a field behind two
sagging barns.
 
unfolding, she assures me,
"it's so much better
than a room at the Drake."

*
 
dusting roses
 
between the sill
& the shade,
 
i'm snagged in
the blush
of her perfect nipples.
 
*
 
tux & tails,
 
two bottles
of Dom.
 
the waitress
i make love to, wears a voice
i've never heard
 
*

silk flowers
 
in a plastic vase
on the hospital nightstand,
 
she asks if i can love
a woman
with one breast.

*

carl's diner

"the blue plate special, meatloaf,
mashed, a wedge of cream pie.


$4.99-5765
off at ten,"
the waitress winks



Ed Markowski
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