Scattered Applause

By paul_a

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Cherry

The Misericord

By paul_a on Sun, 25 May 2008

The weaker ones long ago Gave mercy something soft to grip.
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Before the Fall

By paul_a on Sat, 13 Dec 2008

You use the kind of ink that never dries.
Other Fiction
Poem
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Hurting Home

By paul_a on Wed, 18 Jun 2008

This was before limes and lemons
Miscellaneous
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Letters from a Pond in Lithuania

By paul_a on Fri, 30 May 2014

Into the pond I toss them: a handful of torn up bits of paper marked with ink. It is a gesture like scattering seed. The first utterance, The last...
Autobiography
Poem
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Cherry

Just Add Egg

By paul_a on Fri, 06 Jun 2014

As prescribed by Ernest Dichter in 1952: Just add egg To the ready-made cake mix. No fuss. Do it yourself. A contemporary twist? Select free range,...
Miscellaneous
Poem
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Cherry

Homesick

By paul_a on Thu, 03 Jul 2014

Over fifty years I reach for you from The high end of a piano keyboard. I Walk my fingers Towards you in a minor key. I pause a little on ebony and...
Poem
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