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2017-05-10 19:38
There’s this far-away planet which I visited onceThe people who lived thereSpoke &n&hell…Read More
2017-05-03 16:05
The Golden Age is nowThe Golden Age is always nowMe writing this, you reading it-Jim DuBoisApril 30, 2017 Read More
2017-02-21 16:54
Snow covering ev-erything. No Place to sit!Trudge Trudge Trudge Trudge Trudge-Jim DuBoisFeb 19, 2017 Read More
2016-10-11 19:01
I knew a man who rana house building business,and he often said,“My workers are stupid,and just don’t think aboutwhat they are doing.”Later I met someone who workedfor him… Read More
2016-09-21 16:34
"That's whereI met Noelselling paper ephemeraat the sidewalk sale.He's this interesting guy......well, he was...I forgot: he diedthis past winter.We wouldbump into each otheraround town,play… Read More
2016-09-06 16:58
My maintenance guy,after repaintingmy bathroom ceiling,"I try to make ita little better if I canbut not worry about ittoo much.After all,it ain't the Taj Mahal!"-Jim DuBoisAug 9, 2016 Read More
2016-08-24 15:23
At your housewhile you'reaway:porchpieeatinghammockreadingsidewalkchalkdrawinginfected byoldee-Jim DuBois Read More
2016-08-19 16:02
Some things from today(while you're away in England):Chocolate cake from Woodstar at 9:30 am.Not as good as before.Glad I went backfor another piece.Laundry(yours and mine)and cleaning(sweep… Read More
2016-08-09 18:22
A young woman,talking to her friendsin the parking lot,proudly, defiantly,pointing at herself,"Stains make a shirtmore unique!"-Jim DuBoisAug 9, 2016 Read More
2016-07-12 17:00
The trees abovethe sidewalk outsideAmanouz at night -protecting me fromthe infinite universe beyond. Aug 30, 2014 Read More
2016-07-05 15:30
O fireflywhere have you gone?The world is darkwithout you. Light up, firefly, light up!Make the worldmagical again.-Jim DuBoisApril 5, 2012 Read More
2016-06-29 13:30
Having a Garden is great funThe plants grow under the sunny SunBut it’s not for Everyone,Because Weeds grow by the ton. Do you seeWhat’s happening to meBecause I must judge the c… Read More
2016-05-24 17:37
Dropping words on the page,in no particular order,rambling, relaxing,wondering if far from now,on my deathbed,I'll confuse real lifewith some of theMinecraft worldsI spent so many hours in,s… Read More
2016-05-11 01:46
Falling in love is likewhen you firstcome in from the coldand you can't quitefeel your toes and fingers yet.Falling in love is likewaking up froma bad dreamwhen you're stillpanicked thatthe… Read More
2016-05-03 17:32
a desire to recorda desire to experimenta desire to communicatea desire to learna desire to explorea desire for chaosa desire for ordera desire for changea desire to pass timea desire to pre… Read More
2016-04-26 17:03
What have you done, dandelion?How will you pay your rent on this hillside?Anton Chekhov was a doctorand wrote great novels.What have you done, dandelion?What have you done, dandelion?What ha… Read More
2016-04-12 15:50
They used tobake the Nachosin the ovenat first,back in the day,20 years or so ago,at Fire & Waterand I remembereating themon a particular day.Even thoughthey took longerto make,they came… Read More
2016-04-11 15:53
He used to say,"I'm the onlyJewish Indian!"Born in Brooklyn,he'd gone and livedat Pine Ridge reservationback in the '60s or '70sand gotten to beone of the tribesomehow.I met him atFire &… Read More
2016-04-05 18:24
It beganwith the smile on Jake's face.Someone dropped their keysSomeone else fainted.Jake kept smiling.The people on the sidewalkfelt their neck hair stand on endand their skin tingle.Many l… Read More
2016-03-29 15:23
2016-03-04 04:45
Waking up at 3:21 amon Valentine's Day..."Do you hear that beeping?"and it wasthe smoke detector downstairschirping out itslow battery alarm,so we took outits batteryand I was making jokesab… Read More
2016-02-19 14:49
I reallycouldn't bear the thoughtof you missing outon even a little half hourof life,so I decidedto recordeverything I didwhile you were under,as a present for you.First I mailed out Magic c… Read More
2016-02-09 15:59
Usually, you can't pinpointthe time you atethe best versionof any particular food,especially everyday food,so those timeswhen I canstick out in my mind.The first time wasa basket of french f… Read More
2016-01-26 16:31
Evenon that pianothatout of tunepianothatpiano with badaction,Eventhough you haven'tpracticedlately-Jim DuBois Read More
2016-01-19 15:26
I don't knowif I've got this storyexactly right,because it didn't happento me,and I heard itmany years ago,but I am sureI retainedthe essence of it.My friend Juan,who I thinkwas descended fr… Read More
2016-01-12 16:21
Last Day at CampCrowded ApartmentLeaving the PartyDown a Long RiverStrange Place to SleepDream RoadsEmpty Department Store that is Sometimes a Grocery StoreFlying out the WindowThose Extra R… Read More
2015-11-13 21:22
The timeI really wishI could flyis at the endof these shortFall dayswhen the lastbits of sunshineare slowly climbingthe library walls, coloring thetops of treesand lighting upthe clouds… Read More
2015-10-27 13:51
2015-10-13 16:18
Daniel and Iwere so hungry -him because the dining hall was closed alreadyand me because I was homeless and always hungry, -so we cooked some spaghetti… Read More
2015-09-16 22:39
I said, "I like you."You said, "That means you don't love me."I said, "I love you."You said, "You're just saying that because of what I said."I said, "No, no! It's true: I love… Read More
2015-09-09 19:08
I left Cafe Evolutionto get back on my bikeand head home,but I noticedthat my bag of grocerieswas missing,so I looked around,asked if anyone had seen it,nope, oh well,and I was ina bad mood… Read More
2015-08-25 19:35
2015-08-04 19:19
If we could give upour search for perfection,"the one",that perfect place,that perfect time,that perfect person,and accept the goodin what comes our wayor create goodin the here and nowwhen… Read More
2015-08-04 19:14
This sad/beautiful worldwhere everything/nothing  &hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Strange night peace, again.What is going on?I'm crying and ___ is watching over me.-Jim DuBoisMarch 21, 2012 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Late night peace. ____ is with me,whatever that means. -Jim DuBoisMar 20, 2012 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
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2006-06-07 11:16
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2006-06-07 11:16
I know that weworry needlesslyabout disastersand about one or the otherof us dying,but I decidedjust after I woke upthat if you diedunexpectedly,I would love youanyway,keep writing youpoems… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
Peace and longing,one in each hand.How can this be?-Jim DuBoisMarch 6, 2012 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Brilliant clarityin the sunlight,sinking feelingin my heart,how are theyin the same world?-Jim DuBoisMarch 6, 2012 Read More
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