Companion poem for chapter 19 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read original poem, Read chapter Darkness carries the deep,unable to contain evils roaming the world in search of weakness, unwilling to let now be the moment you decide the distance you’ll go to …
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Companion poem for chapter 19 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read companion poem The short walk from the paramedic van to the RV is quickly covered in open concealment because the crowd’s so focused on the aftermath of violence no one notices Ramon’s …
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Companion poem for chapter 18 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read original poem, Read chapter Indecipherable dichotomies deepen shadows of naive steps into light, causing even the most optimistic to conclude evil is inevitable.It’s a long often painful processto build, steadily inching toward …
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Chapter 18 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read companion poem The more Padre works through his sermon on social injustice, the more the crowds progressively thin, most opting to get back to wine tasting and other forms of merriment. With fewer people crowding …
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Companion poem for chapter 17 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read chapter Birds sing loudestwhen there is the most to fear. Sun shines brightestwhen darkness hovers near.The singular absolutein life has always been, and will always be,you cannot change change,which is way it …
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Chapter 17 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read companion poem Wine’s what drew people to the fiesta, but music, food, and comradery is how they’ll measure the moments, an ego deflating fact Jake long ago came to terms with. One thing New Mexico …
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Companion poem for chapter 16 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade” Read original poem, Read chapter Security comes with periland those trusted to protect and serve sometimes don’t. Truths we actively work to concealfind ways of breaking away. Think of it as Newton’s Second …
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Chapter 16 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem By midafternoon the lines in front of Jake’s tent have grown to a forty-minute wait. A slight breeze keeps desert heat at manageable levels although it inescapably teases toward stronger winds working down from …
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Companion poem for chapter 15 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter Dawn doesn’t wait for those with nothing to do, they’re forgotten like mist on meadow flowers once beauty shines through. Lost in thought, is an easy way to hide, or pretend, or …
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Chapter 15 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Even though Sympatico’s empanadas are divine, Jake pulls in at the truck stop on San Filipe Pueblo as much out of respect for tradition as the fact that they won’t eat again until after …
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