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The misty sunrise puts me in a Hallmark...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 25, 2009 at 7:24 am

The misty sunrise puts me in a Hallmark mood: Roses are brown,/ violets, long dead./ This coffee is bitter/ and goes straight to my head.

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Quiet except for the wail of an eastbound...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 22, 2008 at 7:35 am

Quiet except for the wail of an eastbound freight: Grazierville. Tyrone. Plummer’s Hollow. Then wind and darkness, coffee bitter in my cup.

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The wind has smashed my chair, so I...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 21, 2008 at 6:50 am

The wind has smashed my chair, so I carry my coffee up behind the barn to watch the woodcock circling in the dawn sky. A satellite flares.

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Venus and the fourth-quarter moon stand...

By Dave Bonta | Published November 5, 2007 at 9:15 am

Venus and the fourth-quarter moon stand close together, shining through the treetops as I drink my coffee.

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