O, Six-String! The cadence of the strummed chords of an acoustic. The arpeggios plucked on the same strings their unending melodies morning bird songs The vibrant melodies exploding off the rabid finger-tabs on an eletric's frets. The chest-pounding distortions of staccato chords licked on the same. piercing an afternoon cicadas Whatever sound, in whatever form, who dares deny the enticement of the guitar?

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Divine Tomfoolery Azurity a bare oak fills with crows fools winding down their day while the sun sets Quetzalcoatl & Coyote's Actuality plays at an abandoned Drive-In theater So very proud of their handiwork ancient deities basking in their glory on this April Fool's Day

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A Duel of Fates The waves bore witness. The storm clouds arriving at sunset showed unusual interest. The shadow of a departing titan passed on indifferently. What did these samarai say to each other on that beach? Did they share commiserations of the karma that brought them there? Shed a tear of remorse for the necessary death sure to come? Or were they all about the business.

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Interstellar Last Stand, Part II (Part I) While Stellar-Guard forces die among the stars defending Earth, I & my crew face our end half a galaxy away. In a wormhole separating a peaceful, pre-space-travel civilization from gen…

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A Dragon’s Visit Why are you trembling? Did you not yearn for me? See my blue and turquoise scales glitter in the sun. Hear the wind whistle around my sleak, serpentine form. Feel the rain I bring soak your naked s…

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