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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Companion poem for chapter 14 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read original poem, Read chapter Celebrating life through wine. An age-old affirmation of what it means to enjoy essentials,like empanadas at dawn with well-made coffee, or a properly produced late evening Port.Layers layered within …
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Chapter 14 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Far from healed and less than rested, it’s an hour before Emelia’s cell phone version of La Marseillaise begins its refrain, as performed by the staff and guests from Rick’s Café American in Casablanca, …
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Companion poem for chapter 13 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter Strangers pass at a hurried pace on their way to somewhere they’re known.I sit at my sidewalk café alone with nowhere to go.At least I have equations and problems to be solved,along …
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Chapter 13 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Sympatico wakes just before dawn, but Jake’s already gone. Quando though remains loyally at her side. As painful as it wis, she manages to get up and walk to her bedroom, sliding along the …
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