Breaking Fear
Poem Hiding from your fantasy At the usual roundtable From being that next candidacy Fighting for that righteous stable Too many foolish words are spoken Narrowing what could be retained Starving for that...
Category: Poetry
Those Nights
Poem I love dancing with the trees, their touch is gentle, light, I love singing with the wind, its touch reminds of the past, of summers long gone and lost, of nights full of...
Divisive Misnomer
Spoken Word In a race, do you look left or right? Do you look up to mark your distance From the sun on the ground to where you are? Does the glare spurn...
An Early Present
Haibun We plant petunias at Dad’s grave. I hoe out holes in front of the headstone. Frankie places the plants in and covers their roots with dirt. We plant two rows — three to...
Sleep Birds
Poem The sleep tugs at my eyes, Like whirring black birds Pulling at the corners of sheets. There is one hole in the stone wall, Through which I look and see: A solitary...
The Glass Jar
Poem As you sleep I just wanted to let you know I love you Nothing crazy But it’s like I have a million fireflies trapped in a jar that are beating themselves Against...
Your Space In This Place
Poem Play on, the world is yours to experience Feel, see, do, rest Cuddle up in a warm blanket Relax in the sun Walk around for a bit Make sure you are having fun...
Spring Suite, Finis: Apple Trees
Haibun The apple tree in our backyard has grown back. Dad and I trimmed it way back before he died. It’s full again, leaves covering its crowning branches in a mane of green. Frankie’s...
A Snowstorm of Paper
Poem A snowstorm of paper at my feet: It fell there from my scissors’ teeth Last night, in a shower of inky sleet. In piles on the floor lay my reams of wreckage...
Lapis Lazuli
Poem Beneath the blossoming trees and the budding leaves – green and filled with juice. Where life is full and alive! When spring is dancing its wild and hectic tango and all the...
