orgami's Diaryland Diary

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the city clip

Heat is back
thick and rich
ambrosial on the flesh
and hot on the eyes

blooms leaping from plants
grasses fattening on swift
and passing rains

leaves stretching on the branch
and vine

The lake
the lake is open and beautiful
the rocks sloped and exposed
like the backs of whales
dark granite stained
stand out there on them
and feel wild beneath
me

look at the mysterious islands
seven kilometers from shore
in the middle of the lake
this bay only

at night the beacon strobe lights
flash blinking and hot deisel breath
locomotives idle along through the
city in the yard hissing and
grumbling from the long ride
the bells ringing and the cars
clunking into each other like
the vertabrae of a giant

and ever the stars gleaming overhead
through clear vapid nights or swirling
haze

5:08 p.m. - 2010-05-17

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