She recommended beetroot for my aches And a jacket to ward off my cold The tremor in my heart has not ceased She leaned on my elbow for comfort   Cinnamon for my tea Water in a bucket Her Tesla in my carport This is…

Bobbing my head and strike the keyboard Writing a poem I felt surreal I got into the groove somehow   Eyes closed and mind opened Struggling to write a poem Well, it was a new experience But it is worth it   Life has a…

Life is not hard It is the cow that made it so and you believe it so too   Sit back and wonder why It is the cow that made it so and no one asked why it is so   Dazed at times at…

Mystery, for Dave   When Dave didn’t die from the aortic aneurysm like the eighty-five percent who do he said Nancy, what does it even mean to be alive?  What happens when we die? Does it matter how we live if we’re just going to…

Haiku Not Mentioning Marriage   Morning tea.  Thank God I dodged that bullet train.  Rice, toasted, floats in green.    

Little Poetry Projects   Q-Tips are soft small clouds in a glass jar but on bad days we smell the sulphur lightning and hear thunder when we scrub our ears for wax. “Can you taste the wax?” said Simon, our cat.  “Yes” said one of…

Caitlin’s Hair   is a long ladder to her ears, each rung a wave that follows   not what OSHA rules but its own curvy direction.   It is a strawberry red umbrella, a super-thick invisibility cloak   smelling all too wonderful to hide Caitlin. …

I hope… I hope that I get moved into my apartment before the end of this month I hope that I get things done at work before I get kicked out I hope that I manage to earn my degree within the next three years…

I used to disappear Characters that would help me A world that I found better Kinder More like the one I wanted to live in Soft chairs Piles of books Hot tea And understanding partners I still wish I could disappear

While Anthony Bourdain can be quoted, “I don’t know if bar-b-que is the road to world peace, but it’s a good start.” I would also like to submit pizza as another avenue   The combinations of sauce, cheese, and toppings are almost limitless Fine dining…