Joseph Salvatore Aversano


A Neighborhood Walk


……………………………………………….. the same streets
in ……………………………. the …………………………………
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…………………….. birdsong. …………………………… way
………………………………………………………… out ………..
…………………………………………………….. into ………….
…………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… a
powerful …………………… mundane.


[An erasure of an excerpt from "6 Ways to Level Up 
Your Daily Walk" by Emily Pennington in The New 
York Times, June 29, 2022: 6 Ways to Level Up Your 
Daily Walk - The New York Times (nytimes.com). 
Retrieved on July 4, 2022.]



A Vacation


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…………………………………………………….. the road. …..
……………………………………. turns into …………………..
…………………………………………………………………………
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the point of leaving home.

…………………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………………………. well
worth ..……………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………. letting it hijack
your trip.


[An erasure of an excerpt from "How Not to Let Your 
Phone Ruin Your Vacation: Strategies for traveling 
without letting your phone keep you from enjoying 
your trip" by Catherine Price in The New York Times, 
July 25, 2018: How Not to Let Your Phone Ruin Your 
Vacation - The New York Times (nytimes.com). Re-
trieved on July 2, 2022.]



A Canyon Hike
 

……………… our descent, ……………………………………..
……… down ……………………………………………………….
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bands of …………………………………………. stone, ……..
…………………………. strata ………………………...

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………………….. to ………………………………….. our own
pace, …….. our younger ………………………………………
………………..way …………………………………………………
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[An erasure of an excerpt from "Hiking Down to 
Phantom Ranch, the Grand Canyon’s ‘Destination 
Hotel’” by Neil King in The New York Times, June 
7, 2022 (Updated on June 9, 2022): Hiking Down  
to Phantom Ranch, the Grand Canyon’s ‘Destinat- 
ion Hotel’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com). 
Retrieved on July 4, 2022.]



The Trailless Trail


               1)


…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………… Look out for the
juice vendor, the track disappears down to ………….
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…...

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……….…… like a dried-out river bed.



               2)

……………………………………. and continue ………………
………………………………………………………….. when the
track splits.

…….. expecting ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………… which you
…………………



               3)

…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………. Look out for ….
…………………………………………………………………………
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A very small sign ……………………………. saying ‘Love
……….’...…………………………………………………………….
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………………………………………….. as the valley widens
out.


[Three erasures of an excerpt from “Love Valley 
Cappadocia – The Complete Guide”, posted by  
Kristen on March 29, 2021, at the site Adventures  
with Ensuite:  Retrieved: July 12, 2022.]

Joseph Salvatore Aversano lives on the Central Anatolian Steppe. His poetry has most recently been published in Die Leere Mitte; and yet newer poems will be included in forthcoming issues of Modern Haiku and NOON: Journal of the Short Poem.

 
 

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