To be alone is to care for my own needs on all levels. I am spoiled by this self-relationship, not…
October Souls
Dearest I cannot write you into my life again It seems two month’s passing does not erase A year of…
Blinded by Power & Force
There’s a Ren & Stimpy birthday card where they harmonize about having so many candles on the cake, keep the…
Surviving Life
The beginning is farther away than ever, what with another birthday lining up. I don’t remember the beginning anymore, so…
Choosing Forgiveness
This August is a scratchy thing to cuddle with, dull & smelling vaguely of rot. I move in & out…
Nothing Lasts Forever
I am caught by the peculiar gravity of life, its sheer & unexpected weight. I am “impressed” by it in…
Random Poems: Unknown Source
All the long, nonpareil days of August, I waited Walking beaches incessantly Combing the tides for word from you Only…
The Blush of Being Still
My life has been sectioned off pretty securely. There was being a child, a ‘tween, a teen, etc. But when…
Journeying to One
We wore fringe like the Buddhists wear bracelets: we became aware, the world danced around us, the lightest breeze lifting…
Microcosmic Magic
I am losing height. I refuse to say “shrinking.” I say, instead that I am “condensing.” The saying about the…
