when the rain finally arrived
it sounded like bricks
falling on a tin roof.

(drought 2007)

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irrational
wild
woolly -
language.

........


atom
mainly empty space.
human body
mainly empty space.
cauliflower
mainly empty space.
Forbidden City
mainly empty space.
Mount Rushmore
mainly empty space.
Pacific Ocean
mainly empty space.
Universe
mainly empty space.

put manure into wheel barrow
roll into garden
fertilize plants
wait two months
pick vegetables
cook in skillet
share with friends -
fill empty space.

(ji bo, 2009)

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to put life
on back burner -
big mistake!

........

does speed of light
shift gears?
for answer:
ask grasshopper.

(ji bo, 2009)

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painting house
easy;
choosing color
hard.

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to stop time:

bury clock
in hole
2.5 feet deep.
fill hole with dirt.
place old shoe atop mound.

blow into palm
three times;
leave immediately -

forget about it.

(ji bo, 2008)

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