(2009)
From the sky They come– The geese fall to open-armed earth.
When you look at the moon I see your smile. When you speak to the moon, I hear your whispers. When you cry within the moon’s sig…
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:
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…
It snowed again today, That may be insignificant In a place already white. It was quiet again today, That is never insignificant
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
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 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.
Icy needles Stabbing at the skin, Razor winds Cutting through Layer upon layer,
Sun on the water, The surface looks like An old woman’s skin, Delicately wrinkled by time: The time it took for
Driving in the dark I saw diamonds, Diamonds in the air, Diamonds everywhere, I’d have been wealthy,
A green, glass bottle Carried a message Across the sea, Carried a message Across time.
Listen when the butterfly Settles onto your hand, Feel the footsteps. Marvel in the paper-thin Jewel that has flown to you.