Poems

Night

What I saw when all was darkUnder the moonless stars,Unfurled sails cross clear skiesAnd steeled my…
Circulation Desk

HiWelcome————–HiHow are you todayDid you find everything alrightOh you have something on holdWhat’s the name on…
Surrounded

Travel between I’m toldRelease yourself, be oneBut what happens when allAt onceI am none,I am floating…
pearls

Scattered poems seem so smallThey wrap around my skinStrung together, plastic pearlsNever ever meant to beginEach…
How…

How fearless, how braveMoments of ignorance makeUntied to the priceUnbound to the lossOf what could, will,…
What I was not born to know

I hunt for you.In woods and opera houses,Scouring farmers markets,And baseball stadiums,Straining my eyesTo take on…
Some days I’m a robot

Some days I’m a robotCalculating in a voidWelding myself to the spot,Heart and mind unemployed,Never better,…
A familiar path

My little black dog stopsAt the red rocksThe same as yesterday,Yet born anewIn dappled sun she…
Fire Season

A fire broke out on my drive homeBlack smoke billowed high over the roadFrom the hilltop…
Green Flash

Two sisters sit windowsideA petite table adorned with dungenessCracked shells and lipstick on the wineParents, work,…
Strangers Sleep

Strangers sleep above meTo my left and rightChildren giggle in delightDay plans made before parking lotsFoot…
Ancient Grove

Sentinels stand guardEchoing the sunThrough threaded manaLending glory to tender morningWoven roots reach through timeSurrounding the…
Herm

Pitter patter down the trackLyrics twist fresh lies to factsFind truth, true sentiment buriedPluck peace to…
Path

If rose bushes line my pathBarefoot and bleeding I walkCross distances I never imaginedInto gilded courtyards…
Canopy

Under blooming wisteriaI wasted my timeConvinced I was honeyAs salt fed my liesBeneath blooming rosesI bided…
Avoidant

Throw the distant future aboutRoll it through the tasteless dirtSpeckle it with grease and paintThen pray…
Sunrise over the mountain

Though unaccustomed to morning lightSunrays pierce my sleepless heartCascading golden across my faceChasing away nightmare memoriesYet,…
Untitled

Banish what was,Dismantle what is,Create what will beEver serving,Ever changing,Ever growing,Be me
Grey Hair

I found my first grey hairIt glowed from root to end,A shimmering moonbeamIn a forest of…
Tonight

Tell me, tell me where you wanderPlaying hide and seek with the waterTell me, tell me…
Streamlined To Do List

Get in touchBreath in, outBuzz buzzGoes the mayflyKnow yourselfEnough aloneBuzz buzzGoes the snailSit still, focusFeel it…
Comfort Rests

Comfort is a need today, once againWoe, a noticed change in my breathYet, Comfort hides within…
Mother’s Day Parade

Glimpsing through lush treesPastel flower covered floatsIn shades of pink and greenDrifting by sepia streets belowSymbols…
The Interview

‘Come on in’ and ‘nice to meet you’Race through the storage room’s doorsHere again, at judgement’s…
Cold

Frozen feet feel unsteadyWrapped in thick layersTread worn down by winterSlips from righteous to retreatSnow seeping…
Moments Before Dawn

The night howls as it hails the sunThe revenant breath of the undoneEchos right before the…
Rainy Day

Between brief rays of weak sunlightWater commands the granite skySlowing the world of air to liquid’s…
Cramp

My stomach hurtsWell, not my stomachMy womb, I supposeIf history’s reliableIt will hurt most todayLess tomorrow…
Underway

Again unable to unfreeze today,To my mind unstuck and unleashedBoth seem so many lifetimes away.And if…
Panic Attack

Icy fire fills unsteady veinsBurns a wooden heart outSignals the eventuality painsCovered in what-if’s doubtSparks, icicles…