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—— CB9O-L-oz 995% M December HaHuclnaHon I walked you alone into the wilderness, long and away, through the woods, under the sky, over the earth, among thorns and stones, in the shallow waters and the deep snows, until your hair was littered with weeds and your eyes confused, and then brought you... Show more—— CB9O-L-oz 995% M December HaHuclnaHon I walked you alone into the wilderness, long and away, through the woods, under the sky, over the earth, among thorns and stones, in the shallow waters and the deep snows, until your hair was littered with weeds and your eyes confused, and then brought you home in the dark. shivering, to kiss your blue lips, as your tongue glittered with seeds. Closed Alter Midnight My life is open til midnight, after which the doors are closed. The shades are pulled with a gloved hand. My face begins to glow like a neon sign all night, blinking: Do Not Disturb/Turbulence Inside. I am taking inventory, settling my private accounts, having an affair or two, feeding a bird. My burglar alarm is set for eight, after which you may enter and break as you please. I am the last face on the left. My pockets are empty, but especially you may take all I have. We will spend the day together, making change. Show less
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96 «5:59:03 “DQCDQ'CBSD Laughing the man stepped out of the elevator and stopped. With almost imperceptible sound the doors closed behind him. It was funny. He couldn't remember whether the boys had let him out at ten or not. As he remembered, a. baseball game or something had diverted them all.... Show more96 «5:59:03 “DQCDQ'CBSD Laughing the man stepped out of the elevator and stopped. With almost imperceptible sound the doors closed behind him. It was funny. He couldn't remember whether the boys had let him out at ten or not. As he remembered, a. baseball game or something had diverted them all. Of one thing he was sure. He didn't kiss the girl. A pity! Show less
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Now lnta the calvent a Awallow gnacefiully fillet-- Ao Amoothly glldlng lnwand. A Alchle-Ahaped tall, the laAt fieatheat neachlng the mud-llhe nelt, whlch cltngb to the wall panallel to Manban. _ Gaeen plumage, fleatheay talmmlng, fly donnlng a Aappoledly all bAOWn body. :3’ Wlthln thll culveat, thll... Show moreNow lnta the calvent a Awallow gnacefiully fillet-- Ao Amoothly glldlng lnwand. A Alchle-Ahaped tall, the laAt fieatheat neachlng the mud-llhe nelt, whlch cltngb to the wall panallel to Manban. _ Gaeen plumage, fleatheay talmmlng, fly donnlng a Aappoledly all bAOWn body. :3’ Wlthln thll culveat, thll tunnel, joanneyl the Awallow, fl? Balldlng ltl neAt on a Allueny, Ateel wall-- '3’ ltl home not vold, ltA neAt not empty: 3. Bnown, Apechled eggl, wanm beneath theln mothea, fit Wlthln a "tenantéull" tunnel. Wlthout the deepenlng twlllght? Yet, the culveatfl ealtWaad, gaplng hole Atanel , llhe a huge, blach eye—-evll. g, Caulhlng danhneéé neaalng-— ‘ Maaban fieell weah, helpleAA Agalnlt the hovealng nlght. The Awallow Aenenely neAtleA upon hen Apechled e995; And Manban dtteeané a tete-a-tete wlth Ihtb one wlll loathe htb bhtventngl. aw But befione htb chance, the bled fillet 056. i‘f out the weltwand hole—- 1‘1 Maaban'b eyeA fiollow--the Awallow AOdhb oat, ;j§ upWaad-—agalnlt a yawnlng, Aettlng Aan . ,R Then blood-llhe llght fittlb the tunnel-- ’ ‘ filabhlng Maabaa, conlumlng hlm . l u Now the poet calmly Alecpb ; A wlthln the ned-llhe tunnel-- , I 3 4 Beneath the mlddle 05 the toad. Take "OILCQ. Baudefiaiael emaamwwemz cult ‘6 Show less
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a.“ Junkie _ w ' ‘and I married in the Spring of '70. Things went well for a time. A summer n in Europe left us closer than ever, full of vim and vigor, ready to e's-slings and arrows. my in mid-September, Ruth found Out about my habit, the Monkey on My Back. my was inevitable. given the depths... Show morea.“ Junkie _ w ' ‘and I married in the Spring of '70. Things went well for a time. A summer n in Europe left us closer than ever, full of vim and vigor, ready to e's-slings and arrows. my in mid-September, Ruth found Out about my habit, the Monkey on My Back. my was inevitable. given the depths to which I'd sunk. I th's credit, she didn't get emotional, didn't throw fits, but tried to $1 With my problem. She tried to discuss our careers over elegant meals she'd W‘fikingly prepared, tried to talk reasonably about The Problem, as I sat there buy honeymoon apartment, distracted. :_ fi‘” then she's gradually given up and pursued her own interests——school,music, ~fics—-while I've sunken deeper into the irrational, unreal world of The Habit. (fisee, Ifm a TV Freak. The black and white 19-inch eye in the corner of our “has come to dOminate my life. ,tch reruns of reruns. firSehool in the morning, I nervously chart my u to 6 p.m. course. Home by 4, ggna sandwich in one hand, a Diet-Pepsi in the other, I park on our flowered jjfiwatch "That Girl," "Hogan's Heroes," and "The Big Valley." ' finds me glancing impatiently at the headlines in the Minneapolis Star, ‘ for Lucy at 6:30. .the real fun begins. I laugh and weep with the Waltons. I lust after Mary bore. Sitting on the floor facing Cannon, I £111 my (his) belly. Unwilling “ithe slightest nuance of William Conrad‘s expertise, I eat anything and fling with my fingers, even,mashed rutabagas. Knives and forks, you see, re- ipSual attention and we have a new carpet. ' not a new Motorola Quasar TV?" I mutter to myself. ffleontinues to make sporadic attempts at my rehabilitation. Last year she the off to Trinity Lutheran, enrolled me in that friendly congregation. that my redemption was on the horizon. 5.55% «Km: 47 Show less
9615939355 V2992 I! Marbar The Poet Dreamy, disconnected visions whirl before Marbar's eyes; he is half a‘ half awake. His mind is a dark tunnel through which the past flashes and- Bed sheets rise and fall with Marbar's body as the noises of the city r1 fall outside his window. Through his sleep... Show more9615939355 V2992 I! Marbar The Poet Dreamy, disconnected visions whirl before Marbar's eyes; he is half a‘ half awake. His mind is a dark tunnel through which the past flashes and- Bed sheets rise and fall with Marbar's body as the noises of the city r1 fall outside his window. Through his sleep—drugged mind Marbar hears a‘ whistling sound; it howls like hounds in hollow tunnels. It is the wine,- seeps through the half-open window and then glides into Marbar's mind.'-flf V short moment the world contains only Marbar and the wind. But then sound" gurgling water from a parallel apartment transform into the sounds of a‘v V iv creek. The wind, holding Marbar in its arms. bears him away to this er:*h "” pastoral world, setting him down under a tree. V ‘ Marbar is lying beneath the branches of a bog's lone tree. a tiny elm the winding creek meanders eastward in the early morning light. The windl "Come, my poet, and take a walk upstream, gathering images as you walk.'; the eight bends of this meadow's creek. This is your pastoral playground '“ Marbar stands to leave,but a voice from behind says,"Wait." He reels s 3 The lone elm is the only one in sight. Was it the wind speaking again 0 the damp,boggy grass? No, neither, for the elm speaks,"Do not leave with- f. I am sad from having to stand alone in this bog. Its soil stunts my growth. will never grow tall here. Let me walk with you." n} Marbar the Poet does not feel startled. He says. "Lone elm, we are:; for I am alone here also. The wind beckons to me to walk upstream. You, I my companion." With these words the spirit of the little tree rises on its % Marbar takes the Spirit’s hand in his hand. And the two, whose spiritSiV begin their walk upstream. All the while the wind,who flows over and nature, watches approvingly. ' -' Round the loops and hooks of the creek they walk. At the first bend; ‘ Whirligig beetle spinning and dancing on the water's surface. And at the }f turning of the creek they spy a water strider skating along with tens ‘ supported only by the surface tension of the water. The elm's spirit spirit widen and deepen because of these sights. The two friends wal Show less
COG-96m €967ngwa 9s Ten , With almost imperceptible sound the elevator door slid closed, and the cage 7F began its slow, smooth progress upwards. The girl standing by the twin doors ‘ raised her eyes to the light that flashed on the narrow panel above the door. One. Two. Three. The bright... Show moreCOG-96m €967ngwa 9s Ten , With almost imperceptible sound the elevator door slid closed, and the cage 7F began its slow, smooth progress upwards. The girl standing by the twin doors ‘ raised her eyes to the light that flashed on the narrow panel above the door. One. Two. Three. The bright fluorescent light glared from the ceiling. At in the back of the small suspended room the man glanced upward for an instant, theni his gaze shifted to the slim figure at the door and then swept the confines of the tiny compartment. It was all so shining and polished, he mused. He smiledgfi remembering . . . Q . fr}: With a crash the rough wooden door slammed shut, and the rusty latch was lacgda The sudden blackness blinded their sun-filled eyes. but they quickly became acff; customed to the soft darkness. Gradually their gulping breath slowed to normalwfi Ahead of him the boy could see the girl by the door. He could see her profile, 3 her eyes wide and indignant as she raised them to the crack of light that stolef? in at the top of the door. _ “$9 It had been a good chase, but the odds had been so much against him. Of courflh. they would catch him, even though he knew that he could_outrun any one of them -" in a straight race. Finally, when the laughing, teasing boys had captured him.{§ he had struggled. But in the end they had thrust him with the girl close behinfiy there, into his uncle's old fish house, veteran of many hard battles through the; winter ice. ' .é "Come on, you guys. Let us out." ~V "No way," came the chorus amidst laughter and giggles. ~ "Let me out of here!" he shouted. if "Not until you kiss her." Taunting this time and again there was a chorus % of laughter. ‘ “ "No way." "Then we'll never let you out." i,”, The girl by the door shivered as if from cold and,then shook the door--hard.;fi , , r 3? PM? .. Show less
sywfia-m‘i ‘*-""fi‘:‘ 1‘? mflfmh-wa—m gram. ‘_ gang; I 'r, .w- 5:1 ,a W! «2* vs "‘23 é a Wdfifl Bennyman, Smtth, you Henny, you Bufifioon! dtvtnety ucademtc tn patn _ you gave uA a teap to memontze tn gntefi diatnbt youn own advtce w tch the yeanb, at you knew, tend to Aenttmentattze. but I nememben you... Show moresywfia-m‘i ‘*-""fi‘:‘ 1‘? mflfmh-wa—m gram. ‘_ gang; I 'r, .w- 5:1 ,a W! «2* vs "‘23 é a Wdfifl Bennyman, Smtth, you Henny, you Bufifioon! dtvtnety ucademtc tn patn _ you gave uA a teap to memontze tn gntefi diatnbt youn own advtce w tch the yeanb, at you knew, tend to Aenttmentattze. but I nememben you dnunh and tnembttng neadtng tn the bneeze 06 a pubttc punk not flan finom whene you ner to teap. God, you tacked tthe a Attch tn the wtnd, tthe a thee Atntpped 05 ttA bank! and when a ned mun dnunh wtth wtne tnted to onguntze htA ttée tn nebponte to you, you eunbed the enuzy Aon 06 a bttch becaube you gutted to hean htA tntentton to pnatAe the poet'é netevanee to an unambtguoub gnuve. then you tacked tthe a man nauaged by manntaget, [the one who cutttuated dtvonee. becauAe you teaped {the a fity wtth wtngA the wontd hud_weanted and you nemoved, nothtng to enttnety vattd, "the 4en4e 05 agony penvadeb." tt’é bad, Mn BoneA, but no one knowb what to do. ‘1).ILIIIOEE:: ::)::’.C=’c=ll ‘6'. «lupin-1:5:=r' Show less
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- ‘2; “ I v I intend to compOAe a 5tve-houh Aymphony 60h Apoonb, wthe gtaAAeA, ,ahd tempte btochb. ' .‘ f 11 ELT‘ I am wanking on a modet 06 human heattty that t4 cehtath to the :flfitt axtom and teaveb no team 60h théuppontabte hypotheAeA. » I I I i$g The bthange debeht atoudé wttt deAeehd-ahd... Show more- ‘2; “ I v I intend to compOAe a 5tve-houh Aymphony 60h Apoonb, wthe gtaAAeA, ,ahd tempte btochb. ' .‘ f 11 ELT‘ I am wanking on a modet 06 human heattty that t4 cehtath to the :flfitt axtom and teaveb no team 60h théuppontabte hypotheAeA. » I I I i$g The bthange debeht atoudé wttt deAeehd-ahd back my btueb up and ggaave a thatt 06 phobphoheécent dubt. éyh %? aézééea%éwhéy flfiwaé convinced that the wthtea Ahaw, whteh waA mettthg andeh my fieet, .was the Aeaéon'b taet. «. , h“, ‘ _ ’%he did waA wahm agatnét my 5aee and eveaywhehe peopte had Atatpped 056 : hath weang coatA and Acanveb. trfflhanéwehvtng cehtathty wab a5 fiatt at the Apathg Auhttght lgfgh hadtated about at Atnong and dhy. —mc=rcnacu-tm ECO-“BC _—s Show less
3" Lbut the lock held. She glared at the boy and clenched her small fists, chal— ‘glenging him to take one step in her direction. But he had no intention of {obeying the instructions. "You guys, she's a girl. I don't want to kiss her." "Then you better get used to it in there." At these words the... Show more3" Lbut the lock held. She glared at the boy and clenched her small fists, chal— ‘glenging him to take one step in her direction. But he had no intention of {obeying the instructions. "You guys, she's a girl. I don't want to kiss her." "Then you better get used to it in there." At these words the boy took time to glance around his tiny prison. Rough kwooden boards, pressed and secured by others equally rough, made the walls. Brilliant rays of sunlight shone through numerous cracks and knotholes and “spotted the brown, dried, grass-covered floor. Above. the corrugated tin roof Lradiated heat from the sun that struck it so freely outside. Not a single [piece of furniture ordained the makeshift dwelling. Slowly the boy spoke, "Alright. I kissed her. You can let us out." “No you didn't." "Yes I did." "No you didn't." "How do you know?" With these words the boy thrust his eye to one of the "knotholes. The rough board scratched his flushed cheek. Startled he sprang ;back as his eyes almost collided with the eye of one of his captors. ' "Listen, you dumb bells, I'm going to count to ten and if you don't let me out . . . Well . . . you'll really regret it. One. Two. Three." No answer. ‘"Four. Five." Several voices outside tauntingly took up the count. "Six." :The boy's mind flew wildly to other ways to get out if the count proved fruit— iless. "Seven. Eight." Still no answering response at the locked door. "Nine . . . Ten." 00639635 Etenth floor! " fi "Eh. what's that? Oh, yes. Thank you very much, miss. I guess I forgot gwhere I was." 7 i—-__________ i "TEN. This is the tenth floor. sir. Excuse me. sir- Didn't you "ant the Show less
lWNo it wasn't." pause. “lou wanna nuuw wuat gut “rm ence.. a rats got him. Georgie, the rats." .rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. “Ten years later I'm standing in a clearing watching the approaching beams , he flashlights. My friends are in a line, slowly crossing... Show morelWNo it wasn't." pause. “lou wanna nuuw wuat gut “rm ence.. a rats got him. Georgie, the rats." .rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. The rats. “Ten years later I'm standing in a clearing watching the approaching beams , he flashlights. My friends are in a line, slowly crossing the field, and :tfre preceded by a rustling. a pause, more rustling. I stand there quietly. . h ing. a twelve gauge shotgun in my arms. The clearing is well lit and I know $57.00n. so very soon, the rats will suddenly break into the light. T ghd,they'll pause. . .kn'd“ I '11 be waiting. ” The bounty is twenty-five cents a head, but I'd do it for free. With clenched teeth and a snarl on my lips. . . for revenge Zia-«am: accustom: Show less
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