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Four Love Poems by Bob Monahan

+her heat+
the grass blows over;
bent toothpicks
in this white-dry heat.

whispers of moistness
slip through
skin-dry lips.

a seasons' worth
of dust showers
has clogged the
tub,

and you stand
ankle deep -
almost planted.


new smell

the morning (comes)
staring past you
an alfalfa field
(just mowed)
sways in time
with your breath.

it's greens like
that (will)
make your
smell sweet.

nudged
awake
your senses
wind up
and realize me;

a new scent (comes) enters
and lips curl
toward the wide floor boards

together we smell
the cows now, too.

untitled

is the golden light yet reached you?
has the weight of today come?
is the outlook good?
will you tell?

no, really, all the day is here
at once
all the light, too
and as for wagers
we can all take

sochny

she wore a name on her side
and guessed at the addresses
of persons
crossing into her line of fate.
it believed in her - though
giving confidence to the rumors
of her being.

late this morning - early last
night - running the
faucets hot and cold
floating down the hill
through himself (the fog)
and being
shocked
into mouthing the name,
quietly.

bob monahan writes that he is a 29-year-old artist living in washington, d.c. with an education in engineering and art.

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