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The Worrier
…wanted nothing nearby
as lamentable as children or lap dogs
or even big dogs who curl
near your feet who die like parents
just when you’ve learned to live with them.
— Aug 14, 2026 05:27PM
…wanted nothing nearby
as lamentable as children or lap dogs
or even big dogs who curl
near your feet who die like parents
just when you’ve learned to live with them.
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Rachel
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Letter About Myself to You
…I tried to get my class
to believe something Keatsian and beautiful
about death. What scholastic rot,
true on cool days far away
from the latest personal taste of it.
— Aug 15, 2026 04:19PM
…I tried to get my class
to believe something Keatsian and beautiful
about death. What scholastic rot,
true on cool days far away
from the latest personal taste of it.
Rachel
is on page 105 of 296
Meditation on Two Themes
Isn’t joy a kind of stillness
at the top of something,
before the long falling?
— Aug 15, 2026 04:15PM
Isn’t joy a kind of stillness
at the top of something,
before the long falling?
Rachel
is on page 84 of 296
This Late in the Century
I walk the streets
always a gesture away from contact,…
— Aug 14, 2026 05:15PM
I walk the streets
always a gesture away from contact,…
Rachel
is on page 75 of 296
Sister
…the kind of loss
that repeats itself every day
like being born
without a leg.
— Aug 11, 2026 03:19PM
…the kind of loss
that repeats itself every day
like being born
without a leg.
Rachel
is on page 58 of 296
Those of Us Who Think We Know
Those of us who think we know
the same secrets
are silent together most of the time
— Aug 10, 2026 04:30PM
Those of us who think we know
the same secrets
are silent together most of the time
Rachel
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The Snowmass Cycle
1. Retreat
…To be without some of the things
you want, a wise man said,
Is an indispensable part of happiness.
— Jul 30, 2026 06:31PM
1. Retreat
…To be without some of the things
you want, a wise man said,
Is an indispensable part of happiness.