The Escape (a poem) |
The EscapeHe counts his money and smileswhile slipping lightly downstairsinto the dusky streetThe streets turn slowlyto the metallic blue of carbon paperall the while giving offthe heat of the sunA sp... Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:25:00 GMT |
Worthy of Killing II (a novel) Chapter 19, Part 1 |
Worthy of Killing II, Chapter 19, Part 1 Leona and Antonio see Wilbur and me off in an early Lisboa drizzle, an overcast start for a hopefully successful journey. All my paperwork is in order, though... Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:58:00 GMT |
The Humid Silences (a poem) |
The Humid SilencesThe small plane begins to slant slowly downwarddrifting back to earth in the violet eveningThe brown wrinkled deserta monotony of wind-carved dunesgiving way to a relief map of delta... Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:42:00 GMT |
Chandelier (a poem) |
ChandelierAcross the darkness I track down a group of dervishesin a lighted corner between two great embrasuresThey turn one of themselves into a human chandelier,covered in burning candleshot wax dri... Posted by on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:19:00 GMT |
Hand Over Fist (a poem) |
Hand Over FistCamels pound everywhere in the dusklanterns and cressets flap and smokePeople pitch a tent under a ruined archwhere two bearded dervishes talk under gonfalons folded brilliant humming bi... Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:08:00 GMT |
Do Osteoporosis Drugs Work? |
Do Osteoporosis Drugs Work?Bisphosphonates, drugs used to treated osteoporosis, have been shown to be completely unnecessary and outright dangerous. Bisphophonates are unnecessary because they treat a... Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:03:00 GMT |
Leave Taking (a poem) |
Leave Taking The tall plumed grass starched into spikes by frostGlimpses of a pale sun in a furred brillianceA shining gas mantle burning brightly without heatThe click of shoes on the asphalt of a se... Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:03:00 GMT |
The Blind Speakin To The Dark (a poem) |
The Blind Speaking To The Dark She sits in eloquent silenceher fingers softly touching the tablecurling tendrils of a vinesmiling at aphorismsand private wickednessesAfter he leaves she saysHe must l... Posted by on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:12:00 GMT |
Intense Concentration (a poem} |
Intense Concentration For a moment the blind girl sits bythe blazing coke fire in awkwardnessHer deep rich Mediterranean hairburnished by the crackling lightmight be dyedexcept it matches the color o... Posted by on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT |
LoweringHeartAttackRisk&Increasing DiabetesRisk |
Take This to Lower Heart attack Risk & Increase Diabetes Risk A new study on Crestor, a statin cholesterol lowering drug funded, promoted and marketed by AstraZeneca, the drug maker, looked at 17,802 ... Posted by on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:11:00 GMT |