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Mystery
doggie alopecia: Jazz’s bald belly and legMystery What’s wrong with you? I call out, cry, wail, want to heave raw eggs overripe peaches soft Hachiya…
7 hrs ago
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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For Fran, at 97
Fran Claggett-Holland (for her birthday)For Fran, at 97 How can I possibly thank my friend Fran who saw the poet inside on the first day we met? I…
Oct 5
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Wonder and Dread
Wonder and Dread Wonder in the midst of ten trillion things turned upside down is tougher these days— I can fall straight into brooding When I pay close…
Oct 4
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Fourth Birthday Today
Jazz with sand on her noseFourth Birthday Today Our dog, finally a grownup puppy brain in the past Doesn’t jump up greets guests with grace much prefers…
Oct 3
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Horizon
Horizon I see death now easing up over the horizon probably not today maybe not tomorrow I’m sure only of this— the branch swaying, its leaves sifting…
Oct 2
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Start
Start When paying attention, a fresh lens— inspiration perspective or remembering Before rising, I listen a brief meditation Many parts one source puts…
Oct 1
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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September 2026
Practice
Practice I sigh a lot in the moments I let myself check world news shootings drought war tyrants sigh Grief so broad it loads me down a cairn in my gut…
Sep 30
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Setting Aside
Setting Aside When I set aside worry let pain be both present and nameless sunlight spills brighter shadows gather my gaze as they shift with the air My…
Sep 29
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Joy is Coming
Joy Is Coming Around the corner dissolving clouds sunlight pools, catches my cheek Before thought undoes me my face turns toward warmth and feels…
Sep 28
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Return
Return So many rounds breaking apart coming together could be feelings or aging— similar weather messy, sloppy, painful The turn between unraveling and…
Sep 27
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Remembering to Be Grateful
Remembering to Be Grateful When it’s painful to walk and my spirits lag I turn to house finches dancing in the bath fussing at the feeder flittering…
Sep 26
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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Warm Breath
Warm Breath The cycles obvious at equinox Prediction, not promise of eighties today A few more tomatoes may blush be plucked for mozzarella and basil…
Sep 25
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Amrita Skye Blaine
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