The was that was Lahaina reaches across time and space Man loads clothes that smell of smoke    

It’s not a ladder! Why climb and jostle just to fall? Why pull the pant leg of the next above when no one is there? Competition – the myth outside the sphere of self – obscures one truth: Life is light!

Expectations, the pit society threw women in. In a hole, surrounded by the demands of men, woman alone. The circle was where we once drew strength, now a prison. The guards sisters without courage to go within and use their power. Fear of being alone…

I am not here, I do not sit noiselessly And contemplate life Surrounded by rounded walls I do not live in this modern house Or in a cabin in the woods. I am not in the homeless shelter I am not the vagabond under the…

PIGEONS ARE TERRIBLE NEST BUILDERS! We domesticated them, Housed them, And now, Their best attempts at building consist of two twigs on a roof shingle.   PIGEONS ARE TOO FRIENDLY FOR THEIR OWN GOOD! They, like us, frequent cafes, Ordering pastries, Asking for nibbles, Sitting…

Does anybody know that the strings of her  apron dig into her stomach On her ten minute break Where the remnants of Costco chickpea puffs Dust the tips of her fingers and scatter in haphazard patterns Where she swiped a delicate hand Like when god…

Twenty little poetry projects Is the prompt for hour three With images and metaphors This prompt is not for me Twenty lines that contradict The lines that came before One with “slang you’ve never heard of” Another showing less is more I sat and stared…

Hour 3 Haiku   Seasons to seasons, I feel the change in the air, Blowing wind, zip up.

It is aesthetic to sit with your thoughts Having conversations with yourself Whether it be a solo bus ride home Or with your early morning caffeine A lonesome walk from the busy west to east crossover The ramblings and rants of others blur Imbecile to…

Sweet as starlight, perched on a summer rind moon, cool golden honey sugar sweetness burning bright chill heat on soft cheeks snapping cinnamon mint smile, bright, precocious, brittle plump woman sitting on a Highland dream deep bittersweet waters warm and cloyed and a toothsome scowl…