Across the dark caverns
of our silent home,
I wake
to the rhythms
and repetitions
of her worry.
Through layers
of shell and yolk,
I emerge a fledgling
imprinted with her song.
Friday, July 1, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Flesh
She carves herself
into a rocking chair,
into a rocking chair,
and finds her place
on the porch.
on the porch.
In a steady sway
of grainy regret,
of grainy regret,
the hurt of having
flesh remains.
flesh remains.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Amphibian Polygamy
We have joined a nudist colony of toads--
a slippery, slimy, intoxicating plunge.
By moonlit pools of treacherous muck,
we catch last glimpses of our love.
a slippery, slimy, intoxicating plunge.
By moonlit pools of treacherous muck,
we catch last glimpses of our love.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
6:30
A poem wakes up and looks for someone to write him,
but no one is there, so he goes back to sleep.
Friday, April 9, 2010
What Writing Used to Be
It used to be
I'd grab a pencil,
and bring the tip
against my forehead.
I'd pause
for just a moment,
and slam my head
against the table.
With twist and turns,
the boring would begin.
And I'd watch
liquid brain drip out.
I'd grab a pencil,
and bring the tip
against my forehead.
I'd pause
for just a moment,
and slam my head
against the table.
With twist and turns,
the boring would begin.
And I'd watch
liquid brain drip out.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Prostration
Isabelle is playing possum
in the fields again,
pretending to be dead
as the day goes by.
As grass grows
and bug swarm
we kick dirt at her
and laugh.
in the fields again,
pretending to be dead
as the day goes by.
As grass grows
and bug swarm
we kick dirt at her
and laugh.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Breadmaker
Bread crumbs shed
on the kitchen floor.
Through dusty waves
of whole wheat pollen,
we watch the bread tree grow.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Perspective
Some will say
that you ran away
(and that is fine).
I know you ran away
to find me
(and that is better).
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