Windswept
First published in cattails
With Liberty and Justice For All
You are not perfect, surprise, surprise. But, when I was a child, you were boundless, mostly because my imagination knew no bounds. Boundaries come with age. You were field after…
Pulpit
Darkness. The brush of rough canvas against my cheeks. Hemp tightening around my neck. Do I have any last words? Ladies and Gentlemen, leering close. Thank you for your attendance…
Drowsy
once upon a nightin a far off land called SleepI fell—I tell you now the taleas best it be remembered'Twas a week of tossing and turning ‘fore that fateful eve…
Atmospheric Conditioning
She was the wizard’s candle, bright as a brand new dawn. Floating through the doorway, a breath of summer breeze—hers was the realm of magic woven into the tapestry of…
A Piece of Heart
Dedicated by way of a thank-you to Elaine and Neal Whitman.I love jelly and jam—grape, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, gooseberry, cherry, apple, orange, peach, mango, and mint. Most of the…
If It Were True
why do you glare at me so brightthat blank stare of a dare toexpress myself on hallowed white but, no SIGNS, no rules, no lines to read between the owner’s…
Desecration
You have humped America's flags into sweaty rags.written your personalized brand of history,your name on this, your name on that:sneakers, Bibles, baseball caps, museums, plaquesand other writings on the wall,do…
Autumnal Dream
as autumn’s chill descendsand leaves paint the floor of Earthas daylight withers into quickened sunsetsas frost lays its bones over the landi sit in the deep of nightthe shadows that…
