it was always said that of all the people on the Island I loved life the best I who had the least but I had all I needed

There is an even-handed justice in… No senility forgiven, but caught a… Blood and flesh, bone and marrow To feed the life of another, And back to the earth that gave it…

inhumanity kills boys civilization kills girls

little lies, seeds of thyme shallow-rooted, often sewn cover the largest stone yet a tree springs from a single seed

crumbling mortar and stone among the trees it stands alone morning glories creep upon the flo… the stair has fallen through the d… the music of summer is in the air

In the universe Of winking stars is there one Who also wonders?

once the larvae have hatched how long can they survive without… each day I go forceps in hand to count the dead

through the sea smoke’s shimmering… where the Passamaquoddy flows the pulsing heartbeat of the strob… in my footsteps, crunching snow through the whirling, wind-blown f…

Early morning mist Loon fishing quiet water Shining wake behind

Nature’s snowy gown Melts into a silky pool Spring’s passion awakes

Seagulls hovering Uneven hills encircle Tide pool reflection

The taste of winter ice Dug in August from the sawdust Of Conley’s ice house The slap of the screen door On Grammy’s porch

I remember the summer of the polio scare we couldn’t go to the cove to swim that whole summer

Snowflakes or fireflies Beneath an oval moon Do I wake or dream?