5Apr 2026 Jerome Berglund

the Vein of Love

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lake constance – . . . and have you told anyone else about this? sabbatical two jumbo valises this time beneath the top hat… nest of arachnids!! jaws protruding surface... Read More
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This vein is a twisted love. Run away! – mh clay

19Aug 2025 Jerome Berglund

Brain Surgery

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by their acts innocent v. not guilty the dove a sacrificial animal capital crime palestinian jews thy god my god heavenly hosts the sustenance in fallen locusts speaking in tongues... Read More
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Are we making sense, or just salad? – mh clay

1Apr 2025 Jerome Berglund

November

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there really are bugs crawling under your skin hazy gibbous smoke from the barrel craning neck bites angel’s head clean off sweet william fiercely scouring with bleach among many items... Read More
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Seems sweet william is up to something… – mh clay

3Nov 2024 Jerome Berglund

Butterscotch

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greetings whirligig splash of water flushes out butterfly at the corner candy store the jingles of door chime he calls us sweetie sea breeze spot of brightness through the clouds... Read More
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A delicious lepidoptery. – mh clay

14Apr 2024 Jerome Berglund

the plastic surgeon my old man roomed with

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He comes prancing down with his shirt off again as he is wont to on specific occasions and I groan and tell him my sister is not visiting this evening... Read More
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On the one hand, you can change the channel; but on the other… – mh clay

28Oct 2023 Jerome Berglund

Chunky Monkey

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As I lay here in bed reflecting realize the weight is finally off my shoulders at last lifted while my attention was elsewhere though that ape is still hiding around... Read More
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A sight to see, when one breaks free. – mh clay

15May 2023 Jerome Berglund

Lunacy

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Sun showers! out of nowhere blindsides crafty brigands elevator down ovens smoke choking smell of sulfur ice melt takes finesse – half-measures, refreeze in worse configurations dust bunny caught under... Read More
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How the simplest things can make us crazy. (We welcome Jerome to our crazy congress of Contributing Poets with this submission. Read more of his madness on his new page – check it out.) – mh clay

13Nov 2022 Jerome Berglund

2 Haiku: smoke rings & saline

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1. the fallacy of only hurting myself secondhand smoke rings 2. the saline droops out of her eyes in two straight lines like paint drips Read More
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More so, when one causes the other. – mh clay

1Jun 2022 Jerome Berglund

When snorkeling…

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When snorkeling with threshers the cage is purely a formality Read More
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Either way, you’re gonna get wet. – mh clay