| The dead twins had left a message in my studio... 250 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:24 am] |
The dead twins had left a message in my studio -
Where our sister? Had Illy been the sister they
meant?
I could almost hear the hag laughing and see her
nodding
"Are you here, Perse?" I asked
The wind rushed in through the screensThe waves
crashed on the shore with metronome-like
regularityBirds flew over the water, cryingOn
the beach I could see another burst-open tennis
ball crate, already half-buried in the sand
Treasure from the sea |
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| I was afraid I might take a header,
even going... 410 |
[Feb. 15th, 2010|03:45 am] |
I was afraid I might take a header,
even going down backward so I could clutch the
banister with my left handHell, I was afraid I
might faint
I kept remembering the day at Lake Phalen I'd
turned to see Tom with that unnatural shine in his
eyes, Tom trying not to embarrass me by actual
bawlingBoss, I can't get used to seeing you this
way
The telephone began to ring in Tom's nice Apple
Valley homeTom, who'd been married and divorced
twice, Tom who had advised me against moving out
of the house in Mendota Heights - It's like giving
up home field advantage in a playoff game, he'd
saidTom who'd gone on to enjoy my home field
quite a little bit himself, if Friends with
Benefits were to be believedand I did believe
it
I |
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| You can line it up by those three rocks over... 453 |
[Feb. 12th, 2010|03:59 am] |
You can line it up by those three rocks over there, or by that little ol' tree that's bent in half, an' if for any reason one of you troopers gets lost, you wanta remember what these hills look like, so's when you head south and reach the stream, you'll know whether to turn right or left He paused and readjusted a grenade in his belt"From now on we're gonna be in open country, an' you gotta keep patrol disciplineI don't want any goddam yelling or messing around, and you damn sure better keep your eyes openWhen we cross a ridge-line we do it fast and lowIf you're gonna walk like a bunch of sheep you'll be ambushed He fingered his chin"I don' know if we're gonna make ten miles or two 'cause you can't tell ahead of time, but we're damn sure gonna do it right, I don't care what distance There was a low murmur from the men, and Hearn flushed slightlyCroft had virtually contradicted him
"All right, men, let's go," he said sharplyThey started off in a long loose column, plodding forward wearilyThe tropical sun glared on them, reflected from every blade of |
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| Go deep and take your fair salvage
Do it no... 671 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|03:56 am] |
Go deep and take your fair salvage
Do it no matter how much it hurts
You can draw two little girls - twins - but anyone
can do thatDon't stop there just because the
rest is a nightmareDo not neglect to add the
fact that they are standing thigh-deep in water
that should be over their headsA witness - Emery
Paulson, for instance - could see this if he
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looked, but so many people aren't prepared to see
what is right in front of their eyes
Until, of course, it's too late
He's come down to the beach to smoke a cigarHe
can do this on the back porch or on the veranda,
but some strong compulsion has urged him down the
rutted road Adie calls Drunkard's Boulevard and
then down the steeper, sandy path to the beach
This voice has suggested his cigar will taste
better hereHe can sit on a fallen log the waves
have cast up and watch the after-ashes of the
sunset, as orange fades to tangerine and the stars
go blueThe Gulf will look pleasant in such light,
the voice suggests, even if the Gulf has had |
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| Hello, my account friends 921 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:54 pm] |
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Welcome to my first blog |
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| Drugs in Spain’s air |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|04:58 pm] |
"In May, an air-quality test conducted by the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations found trace amounts of several drugs, including cocaine and lysergic acid in air samples taken outdoors in Madrid and Barcelona.
It should be noted that the sample was taken near a dilapidated building inhabited by drug dealers, while Barcelona's was taken near a university.
The U.S. State Department ranks Spain as the largest cocaine consumer in Europe.
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