One Less Leaf
(auras of all my autumns) I One less leaf, though a loss, is no cause for grief, Not when so many still cling tightly to their…
Butterfly Collection
Butterflies on display, in genteel rows, Pinned politely dead for our inspection, This is your home now, for how long who knows? Coffined in glass for your…
The Bird’s Song
The bird’s song sleeps. The cicadas cacophonous chatter - so loud you might miss it. They sing in intervals incessant. What are they chanting? To whom do…
Linda Vista: Of Proper Farewells
O, tender-hearted death, when it is time for you to haul my Lilliputian soul away inside your giant pentapedal palms —Herculean, innocent and friendly— sweating with midnight’s…
End of Season
Another summer winding to its end, Its half-achieved ambitions softly ease Into a sort of sleep. What now my friend? What should we do now cold winds…
Dragon Killers
March snaps like the Dragon with claws that sting. The red-shouldered hawks, male and female, ring Sky and air as they call to each other. The male,…
Out of the Dark
1 In the hours of darkness, in the long Emptiness of night, I see you most: Then your being rests next to me, Unencumbered by bodily weight,…
Middle Linebacker
A smattering of autumn yellow in the trees lining the quad banners waving gaily above the stadium framed by clear blue sky the marching band plays the…
Roman Ruins
I stood atop the forum’s steps, where words once were spoken of truths eternal—love for wise and good existence. I walked between the stones and pillars, that…
Hope’s Wisdom
Wisdom…Discernment… Traits difficult to embody Sort between fact & fiction Allowing hope to set us free Hope does not tolerate lies Hope never calls virtue vice Hope…
I Saw An Old Man Smile, Enjoying a Book
I saw an old man smile, enjoying a book, And leaves died lovely deaths in autumn; A skipped rock trickled to the creek’s bottom, And a poor…