crowded café
a fly goes in and out
of our conversation
Month: December 2020
spider
in a web
trapping stars
(Originally published in Akitsu Quarterly, Spring 2020)
midnight
a dog barks
the freight train’s length
humpback moon
into the krill’s silence
distant song
higher tides
crabs scuttling
on asphalt
storm surge–
the rising cost
of beach sand
blistering heat a little bounce in the asphalt
melting glaciers the river styx widens
all the plans
we thought we had
sandcastles
(haiga)
art installation
learning again
what I don’t know
art installation
learning again
what I don’t know
library room-
i read her
page by page
first raindrop
words then the story
sinks in
lab report …
in my sister’s voice
winter rain
paper cut
the medical bill’s
sharp edge
dried flowers
all that remains
of my prayers
on the walking path
I disappear
inside my mask
sheltering
the white flutter
of prayer flags
folding prayers. . .
a thousand paper cranes
kindling
this flame
for peace
Beyond fault lines
and the unbearable weight
of the body
the wish for wings
to carry us home …
(tanka image)
thin edge of entropy winter stars
chimes
the wind
in place
vineyard
tasting
the sunset
lifting a glass
to my dear friends…
winter stars
New Year —
I regret last year’s
resolutions