Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where does the sky end
where does the sky end
and the rain-glossed road begin
on the horizon?
Thursday, December 1, 2011
just above the trees
just above the trees
a swell of colorless clouds
weeping and gnashing
I am thankful for
I am thankful for
the peace that floods this old house
just before we sleep
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
black jet, silhouette
black jet, silhouette
piercing the pink morning sky
elegant splinter
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
covered in red leaves
covered in red leaves
abandoned station wagon
given dignity
Friday, October 21, 2011
Krispy Kreme doughnut
Krispy Kreme doughnut
given to me by my son
a gourmet breakfast
Thursday, October 20, 2011
the day Jesus wept
the day Jesus wept
was it raining like today?
tear glazed autumn leaves
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
bleary morning rain
bleary morning rain
street lamps light the way to work
for hurried drivers
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Stealing from Williams
so much depends on
a rusting, white pickup truck
beside a red barn
Monday, October 17, 2011
like liquid diamond
like liquid diamond
sunlight spills across the lake
while my son fishes
Friday, October 14, 2011
Stealing from Shakespeare
shall I compare thee
to an Autumn day? Thou art
more fierce in beauty
Thursday, October 13, 2011
the lottery
the stubbled old man
holds close his lotto ticket
shielding it from rain
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
must I really die?
must I really die?
the sleepy trees nod, but wink:
you'll be born again
Monday, October 10, 2011
the leaves will not wait
the leaves will not wait
for me to leave work tonight
they blush and move on
the guys from the morgue
the guys from the morgue
step on the elevator
wearing cheap, starched suits
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
autumn morning fog
autumn morning fog
a lithe, white phantom roaming
hushed hills & valleys
Saturday, October 1, 2011
ever chase a dream
ever chase a dream
till it slipped away up stream?
just let it go, friend
Thursday, September 15, 2011
song stuck in your head?
Song stuck in your head?
Take two tylenol and rest.
If all else fails:
sing!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Summer's last night
the carousel slows
& the lights & laughter fade
into summer night
Thursday, September 1, 2011
braced by metal canes
braced by metal canes
a young man climbs the stairwell
seeking no pity
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
what would you find there
what would you find there
were you brave enough to step
into the unknown?
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
lifeless grasshopper
lifeless grasshopper
laid to rest on concrete steps
far away from home
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wrong, Dr. Hawking
Wrong, Dr. Hawking:
Physics can’t disprove a God
Whom it can’t define
Black holes
If black holes stop time
How I'd like to visit one
Lose my shoes and rest
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Nature, too, rebels
Nature, too, rebels
lashing out in blackened wind
twisting life to death
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
spring night, swirling snow
spring night, swirling snow
standing beneath the lamp post
searching for Tumnus
Monday, March 14, 2011
dog in the front seat
dog in the front seat
eyeing the passing landscape
with nose pressed to glass
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
driving through a storm
driving through a storm
my son with a carefree smile
while my hands tremble
Friday, January 21, 2011
full moon, winter white
full moon, winter white
a gem in the clear, black sky
carved with precision
Thursday, January 20, 2011
eternity is...
eternity is
waiting for my dog to shit
on a winter night
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
where winter fields fade
where winter fields fade
trees in mourning pierce the mist
silent, gnarled ghosts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January rain
January rain
teary first birth pang for Spring
as Winter labors
Monday, January 17, 2011
A blanketed mare
A blanketed mare
Solitary in the snow
Breathing little clouds
Monday, January 10, 2011
chalky sycamores
chalky sycamores
earthen aborigines
locked in primal dance
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