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Archive for November 2006

November 26, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

assembling
spring rolls in November
layers of warm
colors, lingering tastes—
so why your refusal?

November 23, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

sunset
a stolen ribbon around
her neck–
as darkness falls
how you miss her caress

birthday tanka

November 22, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

on my first birthday
the world weeps for
its handsome son–
throwing tantrums in my highchair
brings absolutely no one

November 21, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

daydream of clouds
over Cypress Creek–
we rise slowly,
covers crumple to the floor
into a world half dark, half light

November 16, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

November morning–
my son asks why
is the moon smiling?

a branch catches
my hat…
sudden whispers

cold trees–
not enough syrup
on my plate

November 11, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

leaves rattle above
and under our feet—
an empty web

November 10, 2006 by Melanie Alberts.

a D in chemistry
but A+ with the boys—
lighting fires
never felt so good, her blouse
rolled up in the stairwell