Monthly Archives: July 2011

una mattina di domenica a roma

Posted on July 24, 2011 by lindalou5150

the edge of morning is quiet in 4am rome cars silenced     tourists snug in their hotel beds while only the remainder of a full moon night drapes lazily through the roof of the pantheon the cobblestone streets are enchanted at that hour … Continue reading →

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for d

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lindalou5150

he came to the shores of a different los angeles and rented a house on the edge of a main street beach slum  near the burned-out skeleton of pacific ocean park.  it was a place to rest after travel and after his actor’s dream lay … Continue reading →

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the unwanted

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lindalou5150

these days oh these days of cancer death hovering           peeking around every corner it is the 90’s all over again         the new plague 30 years ago       we scratched our heads in horror and confusion all the while lamenting that it … Continue reading →

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by the wayside

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lindalou5150

  what has fallen   on the door of the refrigerator where the list of foods to be purchased is written   the small white, erasable board was carefully   cleaned and replaced on its magnetic hanger   in place … Continue reading →

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a beautiful tragedy

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lindalou5150

how do we save our artists who are struggling with their demons, she asked after naming famous poets, rockstars and hipsters from our last 40 years save them from what, i wondered…. their tortured artist minds are what gave us … Continue reading →

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