appearing at
the edge of the city
mountains
hundreds of
miles away
Atlas Poetica 21
electric guitar
every mistake
amplified
Gems Anthology 2014
wiping its droppings
off my sleeve
there's only
one way I'm
looking at a blackbird
Atlas Poetica 20
he can't hit
the opening pitch
national anthem
Gems Anthology 2014
embracing
me a moment
the river
now flowing
downstream
Bamboo Hut, May 2015
exercise bike
the damned thing
just sits there
cattails Jan 2015
divided highway
we don't speak
for hours
Gems Anthology 2014
he looks at me
like I'm from another
planet -
in his headphones
Bruno Mars
Undertow 6
light snow
she brushes off
my opinion
brass bell, Dec 2014
idling
on the driveway
my anger
tinywords 15.1
driving home
with one headlight
evening sun
Gems Anthology 2014
having outgrown
the backyard
play set
only the wind now
riding the swings
Bright Stars 5
at the end
of a long night
of blues
Lucille still
whispering in my ear
-
for B.B. King
Undertow 6
irish pub
our accents
grow thicker
tinywords 14.2
children's zoo
the first exhibit
my kids
cattails Jan 2015, Editor's Choice
enduring
as the falling
rain
her masterpiece
in sidewalk chalk
Undertow 5
only my
imagination stirs
night winds
cattails, Jan 2015
unable to shake
last night's dream
day moon
all I caught
was the bush behind me
and the ire
of my father snipping
down another hook
Bright Stars 3