We begin our 15th year with…
Category: Issue 15.1
Before the words,
both of…
winter night —
late in the…
slowly falling snow
little…
Bukowski in bed
all that …
we make out
of all this friction…
long night
rolling over…
existence
a little
four-note…
year finally over
I scrub…
black coffee
on New Year’s…
a dragon kite
carries the…
turning the paper
to first…
new dawn…
outed
in…
a slow day
at the window
watching…
loneliness
opening the …
Mid-winter evening,
alone…
Christmas eve wrapping …
bonfire smoke
we talk about…
brittle pink coral
my underwater…
only so far
onto the beach…
daylight savings
what was…
goldfish bowl
my daughter…
inner city building
a canvas…
the calendar
in a frozen …
heavy snowfall
my web traffic…
the third baseman
strums…
spring rain
the depth
of …
old palace–
the guide…
the slow reentry
after a …
wishing I knew
their language…
sheepskull —
the dead eyes…
news
of a distant suicide…
dark news
the comfort
of …
sub-zero chill
the ornithologist…
interrupting
my self-criticism…
old snow slightly off white…
withered vines —
stringing…
stone paths the making…
shuffling my steps
to match…
chasing shadows …
game of life
at the end
everything…
all-night diner —
scrying…
parts unknown
the…
busking —
the rattle…
migrating red knots
the …
rain timpani
against the…
the sound of water forgotten…
a hundred miles out
the glow…
perseid shower……
exchanging money entropy…
an echo
of happier times…
decades later
a journal …
blackbird song –…
in the facets
of a fly’s…
fresh line bait the look …
box of old letters ……
fox on the trail —
your hand…
Haiga
woodpecker song luring…
in our new house
unpacking…
thanksgiving leftovers…
idling
on the driveway
my…
glowing embers
the running…
in between
your life and …
divorce court —
I park near…
jury duty
inspecting his…
vet visit a couple leaves…
this vagabond life-
symmetry…
childrenamongtherowsofsoldierslaidtorest…
daymoon
peacekeepers march…
barbed wire
spirals
along…
how long
can a robin hold …
In the Beginning
Every word…
disco band…
swirling…
lighting cigarettes
from…
daybreak
with the curtains…
her question
answers itself…
my brother’s eulogy…
mudflats darkening
the …
crew hand sweeping the workday…
deeper each time …
cloudburst …
my son…
hovering dragonfly
I too…
oranges
on a table
icicles…
end of story
you peel your…
finally
the graveyard, …
blackberry bramble,
bearded…
rose garden
old friends…
desert sunrise
smell of …
Awake in the dark —
so that…