Two Falls (poem) |
Two FallsTwo falls, one summer,she crushes him out underher boot heel, an orangestain smelling faintly ofvinegar spreading on thesidewalk, the edgesfrothing softly in the heat.He never could quite hea...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:35:00 GMT |
untitled as of now |
Untitled 172Once upon a time, millions or even billions of years ago, somewhere in a dusty corner of the universe, a star exploded, resulting in a magnificent, bright blast of colorful gases and eleme...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
Technically (poem) |
TechnicallyFor 15 minutes,or so it seemed, the little summer sprite,the little baby blonde,the little one with the eyes of glowing blue,twinkled around the table to each of us,one by one,her laughter ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:52:00 GMT |
A Clotted Red (a not so quiet poem) |
A Clotted RedA day spent aching and tired,the void growing and growing more able to swallow bigger chunks,pieces ragged and rotting and bleeding and juicy that will never be able to grow back,scraps o...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:03:00 GMT |
Mowing Day (poem) |
Mowing DayI resign myself to dead robins,to the incessant squeak and clatterof the thresher over uneven earth,a whole field digested as I robotically lift a dripping fluteof cheap white zin to my lips...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:17:00 GMT |
Saturday (a poem thingy) |
SaturdayWe are still haunted by the boys sometimes-a glimmer of black hair in the slatted sunshine that carves our living rooms into segments (or so we think)-a whisper of a song from a car passing b...
Posted by on Sun, 03 May 2009 09:11:00 GMT |
Record Heat (poem) |
Record HeatOnce that sloppy snatchof wet cloud passes overmy head, I knowthe warmth will blowin at last, relievingmy congealed veins of theirconstant, hungry shrivelingin on themselves.The heat may ma...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:47:00 GMT |
Crocus Leads the Bluebell (to Kimo) |
Crocus Leads the BluebellThis is to Kimo, not about KimoTwo tiny faces emerge,smiles,like eggs spun from ovaries,the luminous fluid of lifegiving miraclessticky and glintingon their petals stillunfurl...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:38:00 GMT |
Carnage (poem) |
CarnageWith loss such as mine,a vicious carnage is required,with flashing knives quickthrough the air and pearlescentlymph fluid dripping from my lip,one bringing about the otherin a kind of blindingm...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:28:00 GMT |
Break You (poem) |
Break YouOn my back,on the floor,bud-spangled branchescrossing the sun outof my eyes thengiving it back,a windy banner of promisethat this too shall end.I slip into a favorite,The Downward Spiral,list...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:43:00 GMT |
