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E. D. Watson

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HIGH SUMMER

leaves droop from trees the sky droops from branches like a white sheet to hold the locusts in their buzzsaw … More

climate change, E. D. Watson, heat, july, meditation, poem, Poetry, seasons, summer, writing

EASY RIDERS

come for supper my dad says, he’s grilling I say we’re supposed to stay inside you’re not sick he tells … More

coronavirus, COVID-19, okboomer, parents, poem, poetic medicine, Poetry, quarantine, virus, writing

IN PRAISE OF HIDEOUSNESS

All praise the lepers, praise the boars praise mud and dust and filth, the flies, metal buildings with metal doors. … More

E. D. Watson, healing, hospital, poem, poetic medicine, Poetry, spirituality, surgery

DIA DE MUERTOS

The Dead now make their pilgrimage Back to their homes, back to our side. I hear their laughter on the … More

All Souls Day, Day of the Dead, death, Dia de Muertos, E. D. Watson, holidays, poem, Poetry, writing

PRAYER AGAINST TWO DIMENSIONS

I don’t want to be one of those people folded over a cell phone screen like a larva, sucking from … More

E. D. Watson, memes, poem, Poetry, prayer, spirituality, tech, writing

INVOCATION OF GOD AS WOMAN

God I cannot picture you with breasts and the dark triangular bush from which I emerged, along with all. I … More

feminism, God, goddess, poem, Poetry, prayer, spirituality, womanhood, writing

CARNIVORE’S PRAYER

Heaven knows I’m not proud of being a meat-eater, but something in me growls and snorts and licks its jowls … More

diet, DIYscripture, E. D. Watson, food, meat, poem, Poetry, prayer, religion, writeyourownpsalms, writing

PRAYER AGAINST BEING AN ASSHOLE

O father help me not to stare, wide-eyed, when my brother falls. Help me not to sniff his breath for … More

E. D. Watson, poem, Poetry, prayer, writing

Prayer Against Materialism

What is a psalm a poem a prayer
if not a Wall Street ticker tape
our fear spelled out in numbers

E. D. Watson, poem, Poetry, prayer, writing my own scripture

NOTRE DAME

I.We had only one day in Paris, pilgrim-starved and threadbare, broke we’d walked to the tomb of a saint, from … More

cathedral, church, France, news, Notre Dame, Paris, pilgrimage, poem, Poetry, regret, tragedy, travel, writing

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