Sunday, August 25, 2019

logging thousands of miles
without connections to cyberspace
the monarch butterflies 
know the beauty 
and power
of silence

Friday, August 23, 2019

poor penmanship
by eighth grade
the nuns were done
correcting the angle
of my misshapen letters

Sunday, August 4, 2019

2nd time around 
the prayer labyrinth
I find comfort
in every repetition 
of the chickadee's song

Saturday, August 3, 2019

another argument
about global warming
where the river 
once flooded
the mud turns into dust

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

now showing 'stan and ollie'
the slapstick routine
starts with a popcorn slide
and ends with a loud fall 
into my seat in the dark

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

24 hours of people
stranded at the airport
we've finally run out of stories
about where we've been
and where we're going

Saturday, October 27, 2018

old neighborhood
the gaslight where
teens gathered
on summer nights
still there, still flickering

Sunday, June 24, 2018

dinner with friends
at ari's greek restaurant
our laughter ignited
by the flames
of saganaki

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

a book about
organizing my life
returned to the library
I've paid enough dues
to buy it
static in the voice
of a landline phone
old farmstead
all my connections
are antiquated