Useful Words

2009-01-27T21:56:00-05:00

that's it
i thought, all
the best words
have been heard
this day,
i should put
mine away

but a little
word told me
that old words
are still useful
and should not
be put away
on...

Your Love is Tiny

2008-12-26T13:33:00-05:00

your love is tiny
it fits in small
stubborn places

under the radar
it over comes
a quiet entrance

it rides upon
and first appears
to simple creatures

your point of
entry was and

Roll Over

2008-12-09T21:07:00-05:00

there are
many things
this two
thousand eight
done and said
in his name
which would
make jesus
roll over
in his grave
if he were
still in it

tho he seems
quite content
for...

Advent Wicks

2008-12-09T20:17:00-05:00

the way it goes
this faithful wick
will waste a braid
to lend some light

a last black gasp
remembering
just enough bright
to show what might

amount to some
thing more than word<...

Mo Betta Meta

2008-08-22T01:32:00-05:00

If you were like,
half as similar
as a likewise
bystander to
an average
simile, I'd, like,
have the feeling
I'd meta phorse
to be reckoned with.

The Moon Is Using

2008-08-14T11:03:00-05:00

the moon is using
thin and whispy
clouds for cover

her glow won't
fully hide
under a bushel

the moon is choosing
a smile with which
to face the world

while stars watch
with gravity<...

Day Moon

2007-06-04T23:01:00-05:00

in the light of the day
you're out of your element
the fish out of water are
thinking, not you too,
so blue in the face

where's the romance
in a morning moon
don't you know every
body's at work, you've...

She Speaks to Leaves

2007-06-03T22:59:00-05:00

with love she
speaks to leaves
tending to worry
easing their care
and they respond
with colors and
petals everywhere.

More Than Sleep

2007-05-25T21:33:00-05:00

she loves me
more than sleep
her evening eyes
speak dreams

her lips shape
tender sounds that
spill over the
day's last margin

her final line
of sight is the
smile of night
and i...

The Best Light

2007-05-25T06:55:00-05:00

light always
travels at the
same speed but
the best light
arrived early
this morning
or i was late.

Reaching Down

2007-05-25T06:40:00-05:00

under all of this
reaching up
and climbing
for god's sake,
clamoring for the
climax of more
see the quiet
reaching down
extending shade
having it made.

Illumine

2007-05-24T06:45:00-05:00

it's not too soon
to illumine the
steps of the day
make straight
the newborn way
help it to stand
more certain.

Fast vs. Good

2007-05-21T16:06:00-05:00

"I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better."

- A. J. Liebling

Inspiration

2007-05-19T16:10:00-05:00

"Inspiration is fickle, and you'd better be sweet to it when it arrives."

- John Carroll

The Day's Last Light

2007-05-16T21:13:00-05:00

now this day's
last golden light
touches the tallest
out on a limb
extremities of trees
as if to say

cling to your vine
and i'll be back
for i'm going to
prepare a place
with a full space

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