Dead In Everglades, Just Before Dawn
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More Six-Worders Here
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After The Mortarboard
Before very long he was drinking the
chowder and eating beer with a spoon.
Nobody seemed to notice; everyone
seemed preoccupied by poolwater
and slabs of cheese, by neighborly
and gossip-free chit-chat, by questions
for the happy half-sloshed graduate
about his crazy post-grad travel plans.
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IG/RT — PICNIC
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RDP Friday — Graduate
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Sevenling (he had the)
He had the eyes
the cheekbones
and the chin:
squinty eyes
skeletal cheekbones
and a receding chin
The credits rolled without him.
(Not familiar with the Sevenling form? Read about it HERE.)
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RDP Thursday – FAME
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Thursday Thirteen
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More (6X2)+1s HERE
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Following, Blindly (a shadorma)
She always
opts for some color
—just a pop
or a splash—
I always keep my eyes closed
Let Colorgirl rule
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RDP Wednesday — SPLASH
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One Deep Breath
By noon he’s pretty toasted,
buys himself a burger and a Coke
and goes down to sit in the shade
beside the lake, contemplate
its smooth surface like it’s a
giant crystal ball, and try to
divine whatever comes next.
The only other beings he encounters
are a few ragged gulls
scavenging the shoreline for scraps
and a pair of loons
forty or fifty feet out, bobbing and diving
for whatever it is loons dive for.
He watches them for the longest time,
thinking about how quiet it must be
just below the surface. He wonders
why they come back up at all.
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IG/RT — Tuesday Platform
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And That Was That
The sun went down twice that day
—someone flicked a switch—
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RDP Sunday — FINISH
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