Technology
and industry
create murky
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Dragonpuffs of Continue reading
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Riverwalk
early leaves furled —
brightest riverwalk blooms
dot sculling shells Continue reading
Lakeside
Lakeside, I am honey-drizzled,
in an inky trance, like tea
left too long in the sun. My arm
is a mossy log, lined with turtles. Continue reading
Tulips in Thyme
Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
scent-delicious Continue reading
Moon Touched
A poet,
dismissed from Heaven,
trees truth Continue reading
2017 Progressive Poem
I’m here to tell you that building a poem with 29 other poets has shivered my timbers and set my castle alight. Read down, and you will see my line, bold and italicized, emerge like a flying monkey from the otherwise well-mannered unfolding. I think it may be carrying a torch. Or is that my hair on fire? (Terror, you cannot defeat me.)
The Secret Inside the Book
I’m fidget, friction, ragged edges—
I sprout stories that frazzle-dazzle, Continue reading
Reverso Poem
Cirque de Printemps
Crocuses raise cheery salutes,
opening orange invitations to
invite us to Come One, Come All,
to spring’s circus in the meadow. Continue reading
Goodbye, Winter
Goodbye, Winter.
Ciao, deep snow.
Time to dig out
my pink maillot. Continue reading
Blessing Rain
I step out of my writing cave
into a day of misty rain, blinking.
A squirrel is digging
a hole in the dark soil. Continue reading
Old Hat
Snow is old hat.
We’re ready for a new topper,
a cold stopper: Continue reading
Coral Flowers
If I were a fish,
I’d live in a coral tower.
If I were a bird, I’d nest
above a cactus flower. Continue reading
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