Daily Archives: November 26, 2011

Coming Home

Interrupted life. Having you, protects me from my own web. Return to me, as you thaw, Weathering away to smooth edges. We are at the center, of this expansive disk, Glimmering prism, And the line we follow is just a … Continue reading

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I am

I may chase my losses around with a magnifying lens Trying to figure out what went wrong. I wonder what went right, I’m sure it was nothing that I had anything to do with. I thank god for the tenacity … Continue reading

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The Fall

Discordant leaf chatter argues over the path, dispersed by a nettled wind This is the Fall of my life. Every breath shivered and twirled on the air, Fogging a glass piece Through which I stare. At lions at play in … Continue reading

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A godawful astronomy lesson

How many times have I looked up in the sky To feel a tear roll back I never saw you, but I knew you were thereObscured by the fog of a bad day,Engulfed by the sunA sailors moonHearing nothing, never … Continue reading

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Prey Animals (12/20/06 coming home from Australia)

In the lost ends of a long field, the creature stood – brushed in a bristling mahogany coat, dusted with honey and java. I could only stand there swaying imperceptibly on the dying grass. From his flanks, a slight swirl of steam lifted … Continue reading

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Promise to be Safe (the old boat prose)

Promise to be safe and ponder with you heart Breathe deeply and fill your eyes Be clarity in the sands Venture with your mind into the white caps. An old remembrance of a boat, adorned with palm fronds and dusted … Continue reading

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