2Feb 2014 Todd Macaulay

One Bird

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The battle begins at first daylight as it sometimes does: Blink Blink My eyes blearily find focus And I know so well there will be only one - One bird... Read More
editors note:

If we don’t call its name, sorrow can’t answer. Keep up the fight and teach that bird to sing! – mh

27Jun 2012 Todd Macaulay

Hospital Corners

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Mindful, yet timeless The ocean and stars Wash my sheets clean Unkempt, but for reasons fallen small. Pristine, they radiate pale moonlight. The shape of them still tells of a... Read More
editors note:

There is relevance in a tightly folded corner and a quarter bounced off the top. – mh

18May 2012 Todd Macaulay

The Wheel

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These nights, they are alive As these ancient watch-fires burn overhead We are told "be slow - unyielding" We burn for a reason, and our time only. This, the dust... Read More
editors note:

This mystic mandala is a puzzle indeed. Steer it; fall under it… om! – mh

15Jan 2010 Todd Macaulay

A Portent

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Even with it’s newly-found social popularity, the Night still has the foresight to pencil him in - That damn dog outside. I could just kill it. It barks in some... Read More