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A priest who drank whiskey voluminoushad a nose that was always quite luminous.He claimed of his brightness:"It's a product of rightness.I'm not so much drunk as I'm numinous."
through the tunnela propane tank rolls and bouncesdancing with the cars
on the lakepeaking out above the mista serpentine head
600 millionwatch and listen as the mantakes one small step
live by examplelisten to understand --preserve dignity
hands on the sinkstaring back at myselfthe clock says nine
borderline pathreversing falls at the bay --St John River
garlic in the airveggie scraps in the compost bin --lasagna in the oven
a body rottingits owner still alive --age is unkind
after the rainstormby the newly refilled streama deer drinks deeply
NYT crosswordpuzzling way to start the daygateway to cognition
paralyzed --tenuously suspendedbetween grief and hope
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