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heaven is not...

Posted on Feb 8th, 2007 by Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta

  Heaven is not white light but early morning and bird song, late afternoon and bird song, bluest night and frog song; the farthest point from the city and wet grass.

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dawn

Posted on Jan 11th, 2007 by Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta

Early morning – there is a band of white light set against the blackness of the window - all that is left of a full moon. My days have this stripe, too amidst the sweeping,... More »

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from Rumi's " A Thirsty Fish"

Posted on Oct 4th, 2006 by Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta

All this fantasy and grief. Let my house be drowned in the wave that rose last night out of the courtyard hidden in the center of my chest. Joseph fell like the moon into my... More »

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breaking of ranks

Posted on May 29th, 2006 by Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta

Say to me that which has not been said or written about in failing words. How many ways can we say that night turns to dawn or that the sleeper will awaken? Tell me that which... More »

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05182006

Posted on May 18th, 2006 by Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta

  the little birds of Bob Marley sing dawn three minutes earlier this morning I grab my eyeglasses to see the moment it comes and still dream the same dreams wake up and stumble wear... More »

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