Reba Town

Pack It All In

2008-10-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

Outdoor Vertigo.
Treasures on a late night bus.
Soon we'll roam elsewhere.

From the Mission to the Marina and Back Again

2008-10-02T03:14:00.000-07:00

Walk up hills and down.
Updown fightgiggle SF's
Seven by seven.

To Sum Up Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

Sunburned in SF
Wandering streets, seeing friends.
Familiar returns.

Cleopatra's Not the Only Queen (Get Another Job)

2008-08-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

Wondering how I
am still able to deny
that I am a prole.

even in celsius

2008-07-26T17:05:00.000-07:00

hot in london hot.
we open all the windows.
sleep in stay up late.

Graduated

2008-07-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

I am a master,
which means I drink beer, watch flicks,
and go to workwork.

The End Comes Before the End

2008-07-12T01:04:00.000-07:00

I watched the first years,
saw that they are second years
and that we are gone.

Chant

2008-07-04T04:37:00.000-07:00

I come here on a
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-
day and everyday.

Post

2008-06-28T03:40:00.000-07:00

Recovered from the
24-Hour Flu. I
am a new woman.

The Home Stretch

2008-06-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

Two pegasus wait
for their master to rehearse
her big big finish.

Why Do I Do What I Do

2008-06-19T23:33:00.000-07:00

Last night I worked up
frenzy I could not make stop.
My worries, your fear.

Graduate School III

2008-06-07T02:14:00.000-07:00

Shocked when Thomas cuts.
Remember the roads to here.
Hard to see the path.

Worm Hole of History

2008-06-01T02:55:00.000-07:00

Up this morning with
nowhere to go but the past.
Dangerous places.

Camping in Brighton

2008-05-26T15:50:00.000-07:00

Night rain on our tent,
my nose so full of boogers,
wind blew out the fire.

Pre-Work Recipe

2008-05-15T23:13:00.000-07:00

Nine hours of hard sleep.
One massive cup of coffee.
Who will I be now?

Differences

2008-05-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I swam
outside in the clear lido.
Today I did not.

What I Did Tonight

2008-05-13T15:51:00.000-07:00

Zephyrus dreams in
big bad theatre, but I can
only dream of you.

Sugar Plum Fairy Days

2008-05-07T04:41:00.000-07:00

So many days off
and the sun is warm and new
I am free and light.

Twenty Six

2008-05-04T03:01:00.000-07:00

Born today to dance
and cook, funny jokes, lol, love.
Happy birthday Boo.

I'll Make Lunch

2008-04-30T04:45:00.000-07:00

Schmer has the sissies.
We trade who gets to be sad
and who cheers them up.

Spinning Into Gold

2008-04-24T23:38:00.000-07:00

Found old violin.
Now that I know what it's worth,
I need a buyer.

Graduate School II

2008-04-21T14:51:00.000-07:00

Wishing I didn't
suck so hard, but knowing that
this is just today.

April Showers

2008-04-15T14:52:00.000-07:00

We biked through the rain
tonight after class and stopped
for red tomatoes.

For the Future When I'm Rich

2008-04-09T15:20:00.000-07:00

nights like this i wish
I had no roommates and i
could listen alone.

Medical Forts

2008-04-06T03:05:00.001-07:00

It snowed overnight
And you don't want to leave bed.
We want to build forts.

Insides Bursting With Capital Letters

2008-04-04T06:01:00.001-07:00

Super Sunny Spring
Alive Morning Bike Riding
Open Windows Lunch

Happy Solo

2008-04-02T15:22:00.000-07:00

After this clown night
where Emma threw knives at me
eat pasta alone.

In Like a Lion

2008-03-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

London waited past
cold months, Christmas, Valentines
for Easter to snow.

Sad My Coat Still Clings to My Skin

2008-03-19T07:06:00.000-07:00

Calendar says that
spring is nearly here. The sun
agrees, not the cold.

You Know It's Good

2008-02-29T15:17:00.000-08:00

Could be partying,
Celebrate another end.
But our poot couch calls.

The End of the Term

2008-02-24T12:29:00.000-08:00

The belle of the ball:
Happy for all my pieces
and for my whole life.

Graduate School

2008-02-09T15:50:00.000-08:00

We stay up so late
avoiding all the projects
watching all the flicks.

Diagnosis

2008-02-05T14:30:00.000-08:00

These days I'm always
sleepy. Jed says I've got the
SIS -- Sad InSides.

Getting Ready

2008-01-27T23:30:00.000-08:00

Only me awake.
Thick dawn fog rolls on the marsh
keeping sunlight out.

Adults Playing Children Playing Adults

2008-01-18T15:27:00.000-08:00

Strange vibes are lurking
after class and at home: Our
Grotesque Universe.

She Returns

2008-01-12T17:58:00.000-08:00

Carla on the couch.
We look at last year's photos
drink tea, catch up, sighs.

Cocktail

2008-01-10T19:50:00.000-08:00

We are awake now
(nearly 4am) with spins
and Tom Cruise visions.

The Morning After/We Talk Loud in Bars

2008-01-04T08:29:00.000-08:00

My heart's not simple
But feelings are now quite clear.
Love is love is love.

Distant Wanders Close to Home

2007-12-28T19:50:00.000-08:00

Now in Alaska.
Hard to believe I exist.
So far from London.

Where Are You From?

2007-12-18T05:36:00.000-08:00

In America
I realize I'm from this country
more than any state.

Solo Mio

2007-12-11T06:38:00.000-08:00

All that I should do
falls away in the late sun
and empty house couch.

Grand Switcheroo

2007-12-07T15:51:00.000-08:00

Amazing that I
am the lone musician in
our end of term play.

Road of Endless Grime

2007-11-30T15:08:00.000-08:00

Cleaned and greased my chain,
but my calf is still dirty.
You can't clean enough.

When Strangers Fall in Love

2007-11-27T14:20:00.000-08:00

Alissa's shout out
makes my world small but big too.
Much bigger than me.

Saturday Morning Cooking

2007-11-24T03:25:00.001-08:00

I make chocolate cake.
He makes the pan kind. Our cold
city cozy flat.

Next Year

2007-11-22T16:59:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving let's
eat elephant chop suey.
Later pumpkin pie.

Rationale

2007-11-11T00:01:00.000-08:00

"Only school," he says,
"and that makes me feel better."
I sort of agree.

An Extra Fifteen Minutes

2007-11-04T13:06:00.000-08:00

On Sunday mornings
I ride to Putney faster
the roads are so clear.

After Three Days. . .

2007-10-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

Thank god my headache
disappeared in the shower.
Washing benefits.

Where Witches Eat Chips

2007-10-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

The trains stop at twelve.
We cycle our weary bones
through late London fete.

Le Trateau

2007-10-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

Top Gun should be fun
on a small platform with six
actors and their brains.

New Greetings From Harrington Hill

2007-10-25T15:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been gone.
Wireless returns to our home,
I return to you.

Feliz Cumpleanos

2007-09-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Bake a Spanish cake --
a big ol' monster birthday
cake for dear Libby.

Simple Decadence

2007-09-12T17:08:00.000-07:00

Score some sweet tickets:
musical Lord of the Rings.
Booze with Shea and Boo.

Manners

2007-09-05T03:52:00.000-07:00

Wait to eat kugel
(last night's left overs) till he's
out of the shower.

Too Good

2007-09-02T13:39:00.000-07:00

To Hackney today
to pay money to landlords
two weeks in advance.

Cosmic Wonders

2007-08-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

It's all too easy.
Finding a place in one day
never works like this. . .

Endless Possibilities

2007-08-26T15:05:00.000-07:00

The apartment hunt
begins. I both love and hate
new uncertainty.

This Morning a Cat Came to Call

2007-08-20T11:48:00.000-07:00

We open the door:
canned fish, rub downs, stay inside.
He is one of us.

Unexplained Misplaced Phone Calls

2007-08-17T15:29:00.000-07:00

I want to call you
everynight to talk Christmas
and grandpa, but don't.

Stating the Obvious

2007-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

He makes fake meat sauce
cheapo pasta mint julep
makes me feel crazy.

Reevaluation

2007-08-11T14:12:00.000-07:00

I missed the party.
Now I can't remember why
I wanted to cleanse.

Vamos a Croatia

2007-07-25T03:09:00.000-07:00

The plane leaves for Split.
Us kids take that two o'clock
with our tent and tea.

Love O' the Irish

2007-07-18T16:28:00.000-07:00

Tonight you cooked me
eggs and me heart -- grand talks plus
a wee spot of tea.

Speechless

2007-07-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

In this last school week
I feel happy tp be here
with nothing to say.

Rest

2007-07-11T03:21:00.000-07:00

Max is sick and so
I get a paid sick day. Wish
I was at your house.

But Meat

2007-07-08T16:40:00.000-07:00

Our musical meat
I am so proud to sing "I
don't eat a-ny-thing. . . "

To Quiet Your Mind

2007-07-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

My brain is so full
with creation and classmates,
sleep may never come.

Life Without Gails

2007-06-28T16:48:00.000-07:00

I love not working.
Just late nights, school, sew, full tea
mugs all morning long

The Gentle Seduction of Meat at Night

2007-06-21T03:00:00.000-07:00

Smithfields last night. Why
can't I sleep during the day?
This meat market kills.

This Amazing Life

2007-06-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

Quit the bakery
sans safety net, but still the
parachute opens.

Naked Hair Cut

2007-06-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

I am a shorn sheep,
as bare as those bloody heads
at Smithfields Meat Mart.

This Must Be Love

2007-06-08T17:17:00.000-07:00

Carla, Persa, Jed
we drink beers, read Darren's blog,
forget the morning.

Age Old

2007-06-06T16:12:00.000-07:00

Back to this question
of merging and staying me;
of groups and also naps.

This May Night

2007-05-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

Wet cold bike ride home.
Should have borrowed the poncho.
Hot shower jammies.

Dilemma Me

2007-05-24T01:27:00.000-07:00

Oh you computer
almost working now. . . Should I
take you in or not?

Poem for Poem

2007-05-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

I read your poem
in suffer mac store moment.
Now I read deeper.

How Lucky Our Lives

2007-05-09T17:35:00.000-07:00

Back in Sue's Paris --
star trash, film noire, yummy food,
stories old and new.

One Night in Paris

2007-05-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Boys come late and drunk.
I tell Karim too much and
miss you even more.

Which Dresses Do You Bring to Paris?

2007-05-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

Orange with flowers,
blue polkas, purple flowers,
black strappy, short white.

Countdown

2007-05-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

One more day of work
of six consecutive days.
Paris Friday morn.

Breathe In Let Breathe Out Go

2007-05-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

Picture me this way:
relapsed yogi thankful to
find her way back home.

At the Greyhound Station

2007-04-30T00:53:00.000-07:00

Night becomes day and
our last Paris Metro kiss
lives on my dry lips.

Disgruntled

2007-04-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

Oh we are so pissed,
we second class citizens
ignored in space lab.

Because I Don't

2007-04-20T01:31:00.000-07:00

Last night's dream sinks deep.
Eating ham and cheese because
I could. Spit it out.

Good Morning Recipe

2007-04-19T05:08:00.000-07:00

Wake up and clean house
in fox tail old skool hip hop.
This life is so good.

Darker than Light

2007-04-18T17:10:00.000-07:00

I feel hard tonight.
Simple and hard. A small rock
in your open palm.

Time Travel

2007-04-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

You walked into work.
I lost track of my lattes.
Remembered morning.

Everything Outside

2007-04-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

We worked like lizards
then sat on sunny sidewalk,
me, Carla, Pablo.

Perspective

2007-04-08T15:11:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous woman comes
into Gails tonight. I think,
"She'd never work here."

Shout Out To Isabel

2007-04-03T15:25:00.000-07:00

Tonight in Space Lab
you told a dumb joke, but girl
I still think you're cool.

(Ripped My Jeans)

2007-04-02T02:16:00.000-07:00

Fell off my bike. Word
of the day on Passover
eve: "Pass." Bruised my knees.

Inflation

2007-04-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Barbel tells me, "oh
Rebecca you are a star."
Today it feels true.

Enter the Viscount

2007-03-30T14:23:00.000-07:00

Even hard spring rain
don't get me down tonight. Fast
new Friday night bike.

Morning Reflection

2007-03-28T01:55:00.000-07:00

Libby so good, we
bup bup bup across oceans
for hours. Restless sleep.

Everything But Sleep

2007-03-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

With Gail's closed all week,
we'll do everything. River
walk, mow free bread, bikes.

Springtime in Brooklyn

2007-03-24T10:39:00.000-07:00

Talking to you is
homesickness wrapped in blankets
made by ex-girlfiends.

Friday Night's Alright

2007-03-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

Steal this rare moment:
empty house, wine glass, good vibes,
pasta, loud music.

Disequilibreum

2007-03-22T09:16:00.000-07:00

Jed's bike hit that car
while riding through Hammersmith
with me right behind.

Vague

2007-03-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

Can't go to sleep yet.
Unclear unfinished business
swimming in my head.