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June 2010: In a desperate attempt to stave off senility, the monkey began writing a poem a day. By summer's end he'd begun to run out of versified political rants and philosophical bloviations. Then he hit on the improbable idea of writing micro fiction in the form of Elizabethan sonnets. Eureka. The birth of the "Sonnets From Other Lives" series. Two hundred plus lives later, he's still at it.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sonnets From Other Lives: Reunion at the Zodiac

Ruby is all fire & in the moment.
Fischer comes & goes but craves connection.
Waters keeps his curiosity in ferment.
Toro craves a financial perfection.
The twins compete & strive to get ahead.
Mooney craves intimate reassurance.
Leo leads—puts himself at the head.
Sapphire sees the right thing & prefers it.
Though Opal wants consistence, she’s unsteady.
Stinger will outlast all opposition.
Archer wants the good life—when he’s ready.
Garnett seeks the world’s admiration.

The table’s set—a place for everyone
to mingle in a place around the sun.
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