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Copyright © ai li 1997
EXAMPLES : AFTERNOON by ai li ****************************************__________________________________________
A solo Omenenga by ai li
a river with no name the gardener's t-shirt admitting breeze bee drone the tinkle of ice cubes on faded wicker a drop of rain a child's tricycle sticky with chocolate heart carved hugging the oak tree in the middle of the afternoon a crow empty tea cups distant thunder lilies dispensing scent to no one a cracked pane in the french doors confiscated catapult on the bonfire maiden aunt laying out old lace yellowing photographs of tall sunflowers
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An Omenenga with ai li and Alexis K. Rotella
the hearse stopping for a black cat hail the gang's not here drawn curtains another dawn teenager in rapper's garb his shadow enormous night music from a damp basement configurations of Orion bullet holes in the car door moll in red satin, feather boa to match the boy from Hoboken slugs another photographer he tells his ma he did it his way Sammy dies sleet tapping every window a veiled blonde hanging up her dancing shoes alone she rides the swan boat the song for one she hears it
Copyright © ai li and Alexis K. Rotella 1997
An Omenenga with ai li and Fay Aoyagi
she crosses herself at the front door head to the south toes to the north the jade placed in grandmother's mouth night dark outhouse she decides to take a spank in the morning no escape behind curtains bars sharing hershey's kiss siberian railroad at the whore house trading in sable trapped by nike inner city kids fado music in the ghetto tapas restaurant no strangers narrow alley the smell of fish planning a coup hazy moon senorita baring her assets
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A solo Omenenga by Fay Aoyagi
born in the year of the horse a divorcee tri-lingual narcotic officer her son's role model new faces at the housing project fish oil scent waving a plum bough dragon dance panda-brand cigarette Deng Xiaoping's pride female power pig-tailed gymnast and broad-shouldered swimmer come-back Tanya will skate at a hockey intermission hired gun major league slugger in Tokyo nine to five at a pachinko parlor red highlight in her hair not ready to settle ski trip during new year holidays adulterer long detour foghorn army of black ants cherry petals falling
[Published in Raw NerVZ, Volume IV : 2, Summer 1997] Copyright © Fay Aoyagi 1997 ____________________________________________________________________
A solo Omenenga by Fay Aoyagi
shooting star death brown bag for malt beer summer heat hesitant knock by a roommate cigarette butt floats in a toilet bowl buckwheat noodle cures a hangover South Hampton landscape faces dog hair in his porsche awakened by fireworks opera in the park synthetic roller blader's thighs around the world in two hours museum tour my heels echo against the marble floor short fame a graffiti artist last quarter goes to a jukebox new york, new york
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An Omenenga between Alex Benedict and Fay Aoyagi
broken mirror a black cat at my door transferring to Howard lone Boston snow a stern reminder to not look back red rose on her wide-brimmed hat mascara running he is late 33rd birthday she receives shinto blessing on pale green walls Desiderata Mother Superior's memoir her Las Vegas days sidewinder slips down the dune face at the end of silk road ethnic rebels silenced wrapped tight holding his hair bandana beef to Japan sour plum candies in cowboy's pocket piece of eight buried treasure
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A solo Omenenga by ai li
storm shutters the lizard that couldn't get in white garden furniture, mildew discolouring the one in bedroom slippers hears the wind candlesmoke in a private shrine night lamp throwing shadows brushing hair to a nameless tune invisible 7 year old breaking an old mirror thunder in darkness the echo of prayers in latin familiar hiss serpent a body anointed rain frogs by the old pond messenger in a wet shroud
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A solo Omenenga by ai li
a widow tripping over the bridal train throwing salt over her shoulder the red stain not blood fresh garland found in tall grass gate to nowhere larksong crackling on tape quiet in the dark breath wedding album cut by scissors a face gaunt in betrayal returning gifts with cobwebs claoked messenger in dark shadow a room returning to cold
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A n Omenenga between Fay Aoyagi and Alex Benedict
death of the demolishing man Tiananmen Square a fallen leaf floats in the fountain see no devil a fund raiser telephone rings unanswered endangered shark cut off fins a penny spins to a stop heads at an Indian reservation the state of art casino waiting in line for the waiting list city hall marriage for convenience paper camera postcard visit sneezing three times he doubts his perfect alibi glass ball made in space in next life a butterfly or a weeping willow?
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An Omenenga with Fay Aoyagi and Alex Benedict 10 - 20 March 1997
the scent of camelia oil mother preparing for him blackened hands wrought iron fence Rolls Royce's headlights coyote reflection in pool ripples from a stone sculpture by Noguchi his my identities Rubic's cube a comet enters the solar system x squared=y a baby shower infinite crystals the future returns error on mission stained proposal window washer on the thirteenth floor Friday satin shirt out of closet his tie tack an emerald gecko at a thrift shop she tries a wig
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