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Black Pearl

I pause and listen
for the sound of my beating heart
but there is no answer
but the stillness of no sound.

My heart is a black pearl
sunk beneath the depths
it is not buoyant and cannot
float above,

yet it is not faithless
and tries to swim in frigid waters
with a fading pulse,

but pearls have not wings
and mine is not white
with purity, brine of salt ...

Headline:

Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed. …… Walendowski could face up to an $11,000 fine and six years and three months in prison if convicted.

Has this ever happened to you? That sudden feeling ...

My Heart Upon A Bier

My heart upon the bier
cast among rose thorns
and wilted laurel,
their colors bleeding
into one.

Bore away
to slowly be sunk
within its grave
upon a day
of dismal gray.

Weeping clouds
like the trees
alone to bear witness
as it is set down
among the dirt and stone.

Caked in dust
as if forgotten,
it has seen ...

...I have found an internet connection at my Aunt and Uncles house in Brenham, Texas. So, I got a "go", as we would say in journalism, on the Breaking Dawn midnight release and party at B&N on the first for the final edition to the Twilight Series. I'm dragging my best friend, Dustin to it with me and my other friend, Kevin is willingly going with us. I'm pretty happy. I've been planning this day since I finished book two, the night that I got it. Anyways, we're here for my cousin ...

The other evening on a trip to the grocery, I noticed a woman crossing through the parking lot. There was something strange about her, she seemed old and young at the same time. Anyway, as I was leaving I discovered from where she had come. Next to a little lake on the far end of the lot were several shopping carts, very neatly arranged with clothing and baby paraphernalia. Amid these carts was a baby crawling on the grass who was attended by a young man. So this is obvious, right? They must be ...