Monthly Archives: November 2016

Yes, I have Sought Salvation

Posted on November 23, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Yes, I have sought salvation from the window of the internet browser. Just one more click, and that ought to fix the need for one more click. It takes no effort just to check if happiness is at my fingertips, … Continue reading →

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& the band paraded out

Posted on November 14, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

(after Cavafy)   & the band paraded out of Congo Square, marching to the midnight tolls, the enslaved spirits free for a time, between fourth and fifth, between Rampart and the plantation. The music drifted away, toward heaven, outstripping the … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing: trust

Posted on November 7, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Not in the rulers of nations, Not in the sale of the moment, Not in my team, not in my tribe, not in my demographic. Not in any theological formulation cleverly devised by man. Not in the shotgun barrels of … Continue reading →

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Halloween Dream

Posted on November 2, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

It has been foretold that you will enter an uncertainty, vast and deep – a dark wood, unattempted yet in prose or rhyme – armed only with an orange, plastic, pumpkin bucket. Your parent or guardian is in the distance … Continue reading →

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