Sister Patricia   She had never run a marathon until she received word from her sister that her cancer was malignant. That changed her phone-call greeting from “Hi, Pat. What’s happening?” to “Hi, Pat. Is there anything I can do for you? How about lunch?”…

I’m in the tub, where every night you sit and read, turning the corners down on the pages you like.   It’s been almost a year since you banned me from your life.  i know your symptoms and can never, ever tell.   You would…

We were playing a board game, Dixit, with our daughter and son-in-law, in which one player says a phrase to clue a picture card. The clue shouldn’t be too obvious, or too difficult. Our son-in-law said, “bad times.” Immediately the power went off and we…

Across the sea you call to me; call to me from home. Across the sea I cannot be; I cannot follow you home. Someday I’ll travel o’er the sea; Over the swells I’ll fly. When I see you again what joy will be; And ne’er…

we are born not knowing the curve of our hips or the texture of our hair prejuduce.   We are born well-versed in the language of love. The bitter taste of derogatory adjectives are learned or passed down. To destroy.

For the Tang Immortals Especially for Li Po One of my Favorite Poets In a Style He’d Like   Twelve jars of wine beside a river bank, each one a friend and for a friend to break the seal of, letting out the breath of…

The coy sky Hides its brilliance until the final hour. Only then, Does it reveal its violets, Its flush pinks, Behind a slice of orange sun, Washing the horizon in fleeting, sacred splendour before The call of the loon, The chill evening wind, And the…

As I create reality in definition and construct Fear based thinking leaks into   collusion like a version of a recurring nightmare. Strength and love and courage A fortress to behold… Where I am my greatest enemy a critic and a scold. The intricacies woven,…

What if she does? I mean, there are plenty of reasons that anything along those lines could happen. and, nope, can’t think of any leading to the contrary This is of course, the city, and people are everywhere. There’s no way… but say, maybe, that…