(2009)
Thirty miles to the west, sleet an… thirty sleeps the bay, temperer of… While snow and ice chill the west,… up to our chins. Here by the ocean… Instead of the sound of waves grow…
Icy needles Stabbing at the skin, Razor winds Cutting through Layer upon layer,
He has tiny fingers, tiny toes, tiny ears, and a tiny nose.
A green, glass bottle Carried a message Across the sea, Carried a message Across time.
I wish I had the words to describ… the quiet of a sunrise, the softness of rain on my arms, the fascination of a child with he… the liquid silver of morning dew o…
She asked me, “Poppa, What is love?” And I thought and then said “Love is what you need and want it… She thought some and said,
The snow slipped in (we watched for it all day long) Like a secret lover slipping out o… All that we saw (when we finally s… Were the footprints showing where…
I’ve seen this pattern before, I… the story might end differently, b… The smell of burning leaves is in… fragrance that rivals the finest r… damp-leaf perfume cleanses the min…
Winds swirl around me In their familiar way, A touch here, another there, They move me along. I’m like a leaf:
From the sky They come– The geese fall to open-armed earth.
for you who toil, Rest. for you who grieve, Comfort. for you who hunger,
Driving in the dark I saw diamonds, Diamonds in the air, Diamonds everywhere, I’d have been wealthy,
Lay me down Beneath the forest floor Between holly and oak. Lay me down Where snow and rain
to be remembered by someone younge… people to be respected for who the… what they have. spring to last a few weeks longer. to always be thankful.
As the party lights dim, as the we… green of summer is forgotten in th… it’s here, it’s time for farewells… Autumn is the year’s last party.… of the party goers. They slip out…
