Category: Poems

When I die I’d like to be absorbed into the color blue to become the dusty color of a blueberry the blue of Lake Michigan on a sunny day, or the sea aquamarine,...

Vanished into sunlight: That’s what happened to my dead. Not that they dwell in eternal light but that their presence has become diffuse with time. No longer li...

A polar bear, a newborn elephant, 423 poodles A murder of crows A beehive 5 pounds of potatoes, a barrel of pickles, 52 pork chops A birthday cake A sailboat, 7...

Something flashes through my mind. Dissimilar things reveal their affinity, suggesting hidden potential. I jot down a few words, a line or two— capturing an ide...

Someday I hope to let the days go by so quietly I can keep up with them. To abide in changing light and shadow, leaf and branch. To observe the play of clouds, ...

With sincere apologies to Oscar Hammerstein Bebop and goosenecks and bitterns in knickers, Night-blooming nettles and pizza with kippers, Naughty pajamas for af...

I was baptized Mary Anne, named for two impossibly virtuous women, the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God, and Saint Anne, her mother. They were the epitome of ...

When to sew the stitch in time and when to be not anxious for the morrow Whether many hands will lighten the work or spoil the broth Which illusions to cherish ...

The world sent me a message this morning. It said: “Hello there, square peg. You haven’t been making much effort to fit in lately. Here’s a nice round hole you ...

Sent very few Christmas cards, all of them late. Wrapped gifts at the last minute. Didn’t bake the cookies. Christmas Eve, midnight, under the influence of mosc...