I see you as a butterfly as a momentary blur of color a good omen resting momentarily coy and stunning among the silky primrose petals set off by verdant green drinking in the bouquet before bowing and lilting away   I see you as a…

These roads were horse tracks once, I hear; curving slowly into the rising hill easing the passage of harvest-heavy carts hauled by teams of horses to each farm – their sweating heads low, necks taut, as their hooves spat sound – ice-sharp – into a…

Clear water help me clean my dusty hands The moon laughs above and the fluorescent bacteria light the world below The last of the rations have expired long ago And my only cabin mate, a hermit crab, has found a shell in a distant land…

You ask me if my magic can save you And I have to tell you no Magic is only for those who believe In the power of we I cannot conjure something that you will not take to heart Wrap your soul around And believe…

types of time the stars last the rocks too only we don’t  however if you arrive in time the water liquifires into melting gold     

Night Dark sky Stark and wide From the bright city But bid the lights goodbye, And see dark skies blossom pretty Points of light, becoming clouds of bitty Distant fires, or rocks in space reflecting light From the hidden sun, behind the gritty Bulk of…

Higher Ever higher My gaze rises High above verdant treetops Above triumphant mountain peaks Vaults the punctured backdrop Ever expanding Universe exhaling Faster Ever faster Higher Ever higher Zenith and beyond Shimmering Shining Burning Eternity unfolding Eternally resounding The great remnant called apocalypse

I will not shrink from being who I am In these the last days I am resolute I will not hide from the world my fears Less still my love My regrets for the past And a future that will not be In my heart…

From the rooftop on Cannon we broke jokes like eggs, begged shingles to hold, avoided sagging dips. The moon wasn’t full felt incomplete. I wanted the stars to be brighter, wanted streetlights dimmed and a better view of my bungalow three blocks away on Percy,…

Open, close, glide, slip, slide, flit, carried along with the trade winds, from South America to the U.S., meandering descent, alight, rest, sniff, close wings. Scent, sweet, nectar, delicious intent, probing with a proboscis, whether orange or flower, sliced or whole, honey or raw sugar…