tsw & some haiku - booklet

8/6/2019 TSW & Some Haiku - Booklet

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For

KH

MjWL

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itwouldbeless

withoutyou

1

THESALTWORKS

&

SOMEHAIKU

SusanGlover


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Copyright2011bySusanG

lover

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llrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmayb

eusedorreproduced

inanymannerwhatsoeverforresaleorcom

mercialdistribution

w

ithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionoftheauthorexceptinthe

c

aseofbriefquotationsembodiedincritical

articlesandreviews.

T

hisElectronicEditionisintendedforthepersonaluseofits

r

eaderandmaybeprintedorcopiedfor

suchpersonaluse.

Themoralrightoftheauthorhasbeenasserted.

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Lies

3

La

sttrace

5

Naked

7

Pr

ero[neg]atives

9

Be

ignet

11

Fo

rtunetelling

13

Th

ecrab

15

A

CommonThingorDivine

17

OneRose

19

Mymothersnature

21

an

daCornishMargarita

23

sp

iders

25

DarknessOnTheEdge

27

things

29

things

31

things

33

wa

iting


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White

2

Curves

4

Chelse

a

mornings

6

Tearsintheattic

8

Matsu

Matsu

10

Theoldgum

tree

12

Myfat

her

14

Funera

l

16

October/Rain

18

SeamstressandMoon

20

Recipe

forDisaster

22

HecatesCupboard

24

59.9

26

small

28

small

30

small

32

3


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37

Waiting

Thegazeboiswaiting

foryourreturn

S

pringisunderthesnow

Thehillshavegreened

Theleavesshiverwithwarmw

inds

Summercallsfromthesky

S

now,t

hesecretsofsnow

willneverreachthissea

Thegazebowaitsalone


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5

Foreword

Thissmallbookisonethatwould

probablybe

categoris

edasartistic;whichisoften

aeuphemism

forunpu

blishableintermsofrecoupinganyfinancial

gainfrom

apublishersperspective.

However,thatisnotthecatalystforofferingthisas

afree-to-printedition.Themotivesa

renotexactly

crystal-cleartomyselfanyway.Justthat

theseareafew

ofmyfavouritelittlepiecesthatmay

nevermakeit

intotraditionalprintasacollection.

Ihopeyouwillenjoyreadingtheman

dacceptthem

forwhat

theyare:saltworksandsmallthingsindeed!

S.G.

Notes: A

C

ommonThingorDivinetakesitstitleandinspiration

inp

artfromEmilyDickinsonsTohea

ranOrioleSing.

Dar

knessontheEdgedrew

onBruceSpringsteens

BrilliantDisguiseinresponsetoafive-m

inutechallenge

frommyverydearfriend(himselfa

nextraordinary

poe

t)LarryKuechlin.


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35

Haiku


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7

SaltWorks


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33

morningap

ologies

bruisingyourdreams

wascruel:toolate

~

inthepocket

lovelettera

ndlintfingertips

wearthemboth

~

nightingale

thorninbreast

singsbythe

window:

heisdeaf

things


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hewontputafootinthesea

wontliveby

butmustbenear

shesadevilthatseawitch

~

BorrowedMondaycomes

wetalkkitesand

wordssuspended

theceilingthesky

~

shelovedthelimelight

heburie

dherinalimepit

happyending

small

1

coldkissedonthishill

th

ewindalonelywalker

themoontoofartogo


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Thewh

itegrainsriver

thespacemadebyseekinghands

Searchingthesaltshore

wantingtheamniotic

comfortofcastlesinsand

White

31

territorial

rapacitysoo

ntohunt

coldcomes,owlscry

~

threeyoung

Tawnys

flyinstead:hismemory

liveson

~

soon!soon!

theloonscry

callingonetothewillowpond

soon!soon!

wellbegone

things


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Thetreetopsbeneath

windblowncones:female,open

wingson

seedtheygo

~

flu

shedwithrevelry

ajoyfu

lbabblingstream

lovers:Tw

oSpring:Fun!

~

hollowmoonpouring

leadenfallsofchillandwater

dr

ainemptythesky

small

3

themoonsareredder

too

fasttheyplungeforday

lim

elightsandmayflies

dancemeunderredmoonlight

spinmeonaredderhill

tellmeliesonly

ift

hereisabettertrue

dancemetothemoon

Lies


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4

curvesoftheroadhome

known

now,flowndangerously

pushingsteeltoscream

SherylCrowsfavouritemistakes

slidesstringsawayfromthebre

aks

Curves

29

molluscsstubborncling

theyneverwanttogotosea

rockpoollife

~

shesellssea

shells

soft-bodied

hermitsclamour

bytheseashore

~

eachtideendlesslife

rampartsbu

ilthigher:endlesslove

castlesandsea

things


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widecloudsarecoming

likeblackthorn

underandabove

theshortdanceofsun

~

apoinsettia

blushescolo

ur;refutingsnow

itfa

llsredbutdead

~

yew

sorrowsthegrave

thrushsongforcompany

poisonousandalone

small

5

las

tlightframesthepause

indayspassingtowardsd

usk

racingtheaurorasglide

fro

mshouldertohipandw

rist

thesoftbreathoftwilights

kiss

Lasttrace


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theboy

rarelycomes

birthdaysmaybeandwhenitsnows

newsfo

rdistantfriends

Thelightofyoureyeyouswear

preferringperfectmemory

(theboyknows)

Chelseam

ornings

27

Red

patentleatherheelsaccuseinstaccato

The

distantsoundofaradio

innowhere

Springsteenstreamingbluesmoke,bluelight

Heraiseshisheadfromhandsthatcraverain

Is

thatyou

babyor

justabr

illian

tdisgu

ise

Darkne

ssOnTheEdge


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Thereisashadowonthemoon

Iam

considering,sullen

andobesewithbitterenvy

Theglassshards

ofmirrorsanddiscsdoubledc

onvexd

And

thehardcleanelementstrike

paus

edreadyinmyhand

there

isashadowinmyeye

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7

theseleaveschangewitha

season

fallenwordsrustlethenight

seawhispersfromsan

ds

saltknowsnowinter,justcold

condensedcaresses

fea

theredlinesgraceastillness

wh

ensheetstumbletothe

floor

Naked


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hereyesaredustaged

letterslackscent

hefingersadreamedpast

lettersc

omeback

ReturntoSenderRecipientdecided:

Shewasdead

learnsb

yroteandrecites

rosaries

oflove

byforceofmechanicalrepetition

Tearsinth

eAttic

25

thespidersaresilent

sle

eping;thebreezestealsgentle

sty

lesitselfasSpring

spinneretsdriftincolddream

knowingsoonitwillbegin

spiders


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Ifound

thebalmImadeforyou

rrheumaticache

deficien

tinGileadbutithadthesmellofsap

fromwoodsnowmythicalandremembered

apinch

ofpeppertopalpitate,m

akethews

strongandbold:thereciperesid

esdormant

itwasmadeforyoualone

Butitla

ckedeaseforarthritisofthesoul

HecatesC

upboard

9

Iamdeciding

thedecisiontoerase

...rubsoutdecision...

vanishingpointstowardswho

[desired]whennothingisthere

Iamanimager

Im

adeimagesofyou

...removesimages...

Prero[neg]atives


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Willow

treewoman

shecitesmelancholia

eyeslow

ereddemure

smallw

hispersbreatheMatsuM

atsu

thesize

ofpinetreespining

MatsuMat

su

23

Ru

bbishtequila,impulseb

uy

six

limes,andamemory

Co

rnishseasalt,tumbler

On

edashoflonging

OO

PS

Ne

verenoughsalt...

andaCo

rnishMargarita


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Enough

coarsesalttocoverthe

wound

acandle,matches,pocketsage

amillio

ngoodintentions

afuzzy

invocation

OOPS

Needm

oresalt...

Recipefor

Disaster

11

Ib

oughtabroadhat

toshelterinmystery

latteindulgence

intheCourtofTwoSisters

Lo

verleftspentonsheets(600count)B

eignet


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Iwould

sing

kookaburra

whenthesadcame

thenam

elesssad

onlychildrensee

TheOldG

umTree

21

Mymothermakesthebesttunafishsandwiches

intheWorldS

hehascata

racts

(dueforremovalsoon)Icallh

erDareDevil

Shereadsauras,navigatesproblems,

andfind

slostthings

butw

henshecutsthesandwiches

theya

re...slightlyoffcentreM

y

mothersnature


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coming

andgoing

themooninstructingthetide

Iwalko

n:Alone

finding

abutton

yearsafterithasfallen

Iamno

tailor

swimm

ingopenseas

needsn

oshirts,noshoes,noropes

nopear

lmoonbuttons

Iamno

tailor

yetImustlearnhowtomend

forthemoonsayssew

SeamstressandMoon

13

vapourscurlandreach

we

arythoughtssmellberg

amot

souchongandblacktar

an

opiumofteaandcomfo

rt

yearningforhopeinwetle

aves

Fortunetelling


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Myfath

eravoids

puddleshedislikesthedamp

clinging

towoolsocks

Iwatch

himshelterfromrain

Notad

ryeyeinthehouse

Myfather

19

oneroseleft

im

moderateandpalingyellow

Au

tumnslastflourish

hesitatesbeforefalling

tothisthinfrost

OneRose


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Junesn

ewblushisgone

Colderfaithfrostsevenstide

Pallidrussetsplinters

Sharptincturestexturethetaste

Drown

thedarkpearlsinwashedlight

October/

Rain

15

Th

ecrabfindsitshole

headlegspoisedtocatchdebris

jus

tenoughtosurvive

thesea

isthatwayyou

kno

w

forgettingsomecrabsdontswim

Thecrab


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Searchingforpenniesandpoun

ds

intheleatherwalletsandboxes

yourteethfellfromthehiddenplace

Ihadplacedthemunabletodis

card

thebite

ofmemorial,t

heritual

ofpast

youare

notdeadIamnotliving

seeline

woman,seelineman

eral

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oriel-cagedshe

theoneinthebaywindow

fetteredandunfree

anglesawingandwhistles

ac

ityfigbirdstillsings

ACommonThingorDivine

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