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is on page 96 of 368
"So few grains of happiness
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it"
(from "The Weighing", 93)
— Jan 04, 2026 02:26AM
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it"
(from "The Weighing", 93)
Rob Baker
is on page 60 of 368
Only if I move my arm a certain way,
it comes back.
Or the way the light bends in the trees
this time of year,
so a scrap of sorrow, like a bird, lights on the heart...
...But they guard me, these small pains,
from growing sure
of myself and perhaps forgetting.
--from "To Hear the Falling World", 48
— Dec 26, 2025 06:55AM
it comes back.
Or the way the light bends in the trees
this time of year,
so a scrap of sorrow, like a bird, lights on the heart...
...But they guard me, these small pains,
from growing sure
of myself and perhaps forgetting.
--from "To Hear the Falling World", 48
Rob Baker
is on page 30 of 368
"......Einstein called time what stops everything
from happening at once" (25).
— Dec 23, 2025 02:39AM
from happening at once" (25).
Rob Baker
is on page 30 of 368
"A day just ends
Its dusk comes simply
without opinion or hesitation.
A fork still fits hand,
shoes fit feet,
on this day, like any other.
She closed her eyes,
opened her mouth
to receive the end of her life.
It's last tasting" (18).
— Dec 21, 2025 03:16AM
Its dusk comes simply
without opinion or hesitation.
A fork still fits hand,
shoes fit feet,
on this day, like any other.
She closed her eyes,
opened her mouth
to receive the end of her life.
It's last tasting" (18).
