A boat carved of stone and ten figures aboard At the bow a stone bird holds up a drum holds it out above his head like a pilgrim might have once held out an amulet of protection against that good night
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By The Nightlight
Hush now, child and I’ll tell you a story, for long ago before the rain there was dust and rocks and nothing else upon the earth and the sun and the moon would look upon it and feel ashamed
In Consideration
I begged my Grandma: “Pleeeaaaseee?” And she said: “Honey, ain’t nobody gonna get what they want by screamin’ at me.”
The Juncture
Deeply moored beneath a carpet of clay, some gravel, decaying humus, and a warren of refuse-- a limestone cave swells in a small cavity of dripping bedrock.
Scratchywarm
Night time comes and I scoot into bed and little gnomes pull the covers over my head and scratch my skin til I’m warm
THE RABID RABBIT 