America
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A Long Memory Which Begins in 1995
Out of money, exiled to the ballfields on the Rio de Flag. Rio? A drainage ditch where the older kids jumped mountain bikes. Continue reading
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Capitalism
Anyway. Always the same stock. Kalil Gibran in dozens and not a single Jean Valentine. Continue reading
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Saguaro Wind and the Age of Information
The birds better come up with something better Before the idiot birds reach the Mojave Before their bleached bones dust the saguaro wind Continue reading
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I am like My Country
In that way we are like. We’re like my country. My country. You say, my country. Like my country Continue reading
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Click Bait
Ci git doesn’t care, he’s dead. Continue reading
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An American Family Gathering as Seen on T.V.
The greatest minds in my orbit overtaken by rhetoric Continue reading
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Ci git II
Here Lies … Continue reading
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A Walk Past Wheeler Park in Flagstaff Arizona
I see the beige field buckling to the untamed lightness of green. The chittering sprinklers, the water, the mini-vans, the empty lot, and the kids kicking a hacky sack. Continue reading
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About Me
A poet-chef living in Denver, Co. I use the orange Aquafresh toothpaste, off brand mouthwash, and those little floss picks.
Daniel E Haislet 