MistakenMagic
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I have 165 stories published in
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My stories have been read 756011 times
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Walrussey
Walrussey For Wally They say that you dozed off on an iceberg and awoke on Irish shores, a Nordic visitor without a horde, lonely wanderer, far from...
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An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World
A serrated bottle cap. A triangle of green glass. These are unusual shells: strange, immortal tools that she collects during a morning’s foraging...
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The Obligatory Snow Poem
I have spent the afternoon in 1961, and out on the quad I think I witness Adolf Eichmann building a snowman.
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Ithaca
I sit in the trees that are made from amber glass, making notes, and think of another tree growing in Jerusalem for those who invented God.
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Games People Play
I'm looking down through the blue gloom to a heart-shaped sea anemone that blooms purple like a familiar bruise.
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This is full of such
Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2010
This is full of such gorgeous imagery, Maddie - and it's very atmospheric. I love: 'blossom sketched against bark; fragmentary blooms suddenly full,' Magic xxxRead full commentPosted in april that year..
'Reflections drawn from
Posted on Sat, 05 Jul 2008
'Reflections drawn from heart shaped mirrors' Such a poignant line! And I too love how the structure of the poem relates to the movement of a carousel.Read full commentPosted in Carousel
This is such a beautiful
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008
This is such a beautiful poem, the subtle rhyme scheme really adds to the rhythm of the poem - and the imagery is superlative!Read full commentPosted in One Driver Escaped Uninjured