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“Interval 189,” “Étude 15,” and “A Disappearance”

In Issue 70 by Ray MaloneFebruary 1, 2023

it whispers its way through to me, the night,
in the dying light of day, the things done,
the slow dissolve of sense, the list of smiles
ticked one by one from memory, a frown
or inimical face, best forgotten:

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“Interval 101,” “Interval 103” and “Interval 114”

In Issue 62 by Ray MaloneJune 1, 2022

first step, to take up the pen,
ponder it,
as instrument—

a piece of paper then,
as white and infinite
as the light—

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“A little light,” “Si-ghting 53” and “Letter—for Fernando Pessoa”

In Issue 49 by Ray MaloneMay 1, 2021

As for the darkness of eternity
a little light by your bed
might do as the wind
flings itself against your wall
weathering all away

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“sounding 21”, “si-ghting 4” and “What”

In Issue 20 by Ray MaloneNovember 29, 2018

tired of waiting he writes
while there’s timeand the white space
to trace the light’s line
from place to place
from all the corners of his mindfind
the dust of all that’s gathered there

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