(2009)
From the sky They come– The geese fall to open-armed earth.
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…
Sun on the water, The surface looks like An old woman’s skin, Delicately wrinkled by time: The time it took for
Winds swirl around me In their familiar way, A touch here, another there, They move me along. I’m like a leaf:
for you who toil, Rest. for you who grieve, Comfort. for you who hunger,
Rain has been falling for two days now, The dry soil finally quenched after the long, hot dry. Ditches, ponds and guts
Walking alone on streets I was fa… felt that I was lost. If it weren… A-spin, I looked for my map And saw that I was lost.
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.
Dirty hands clasped in prayer, Dusty fingers raised to the sky, Pleading for the same blessing. It had been weeks since the last r… leaves folded upright keeping thei…
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 held the rose So long ago, Held it tight, too well, And still, the thorn lives Deep 'neath the skin,
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…
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…
As i walked across a field today in the afternoon winter-light I saw a fox, red fur afire, staring back at me. As I walked across a field today
The sunrise sun backlit the now br… it passed through them to light a… of fog strewn across the road. I shuffled through those pages ear… would have done so without me.
