Birds at the little window feeders Dark-eyed Junco, Pygmy Nuthatch having found it, now arrive every morning Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bewick's Wren to this magical tray of seeds, corn, manna, pink nectar Rufous Hummingbird, White-crowned Sparrow indignantly ruffled feathers when it... Continue Reading →
Fractured Peonies I became black beans boiling in a witch's kettle on an open fire I became nautilus swirling inward bird as fish in the sky when he said he loved my body implying but not me Cadaver... Continue Reading →
Sediment Your senses dulled by what has yet to be known, intentions become loose threads collectively binding noose to pole. Shuddering lips synthesize pulses, ephemeral breaths that hang in the air as if clotheslines. You try bottling seasons in steps,... Continue Reading →
Magic It must be some kind of sorcery, how we all dip into the same alphabet-palette of 26 letters, and one man comes out with word-paintings that create phantoms to fear, while another's words point to the infinity of the... Continue Reading →
Walls of Serenity “Take my hand” he says pulling back golden threads of wisdom hanging swiftly from an unseen ceiling Walls of serenity closes in on me as I feel the soft skin of his palm pressing against mine ... Continue Reading →
Another Hot One The meteorologists predict another hot day a dangerously hot one, in fact a day they advise you to stay inside or park yourself next to the water. Willard Beach is jammed by 7:45 a.m. it’s a small... Continue Reading →
Poetry Breakfast 