Lost
I get lostSomewhere between coffee and breakfastI got lostI tumbled through cream rendered cloudsinto the black caffeinated depths of an all-night dinerAnd there I was ensnared by the couple making love with their eyesover juice and toast I get lostSomewhere between ordering hash-browns and dousing them in ketchupI got lostBefore the first forkful found my mouthA woman extracted herself from a cup of coffee with a notebook and penInky blue lines curled up from coffee-stained pages to ensnare me I get lostSomewhere between the gleam in your eye and the promise in your smileI got lostI tumbled into possibilitiesWhere I might goWho I might beIf I don’t let you take…
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The Picture In My Head
I write to pictures. Sometimes I browse Flickr for ideas. Sometimes it’s a picture I see with my eyes shut. This is what I see right now: A perfect blend of shadow and light rendered the snow leopard invisible as he crept sleek and silent through frosted woods. Where woods broke away to a ball field, he broke into a run, sending powdery snow up in plumes, his lean belly skimming just a feather’s breadth above the ground. Wind ruffled his fur, sang in his ears. The forest thickened on the other side, but it was like welcoming arms closing around him, inviting a companion. He craved the comfort of…
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Rhyme of the Networking Addled Author
Little I ask, my wants are few…I just want to write stories for you. Network! Network! Be brazen. Be Bold.That’s how readers find you, new authors are told. So I make a tweet here, send a retweet there,try to collect comments on my ability to communicate with wisdom and flair. I encourage readers to follow me, stalk me around the web, adding @’s, likes, and +’s to what I’ve said. I have to make my Klout, PeerIndex, and mozRank numbers climb.Will it earn me more clicks if I write blog posts that rhyme? I’m not sure I’ve mastered this networking thing yet.My listing as a baseball expert (???) doesn’t lend…