My Breath
My breathSeems to come slower these daysAs if it felt unneeded or, perhaps,Unwanted. Like awakening at nightBy the moment of day that stuckFeeling like a burr…
Freeze, a poem
Relents, at last. So many cold days.So many colder nights.The spigot wrapped In a maroon hand towelTo keep from freezing. Relented, the air melts into a…
Winter
WinterWinter so cold, winter so white The world lacks depth when I driveWhen I back the SUV, I cannot seeWhat I run over, hope it to…
Moon
Moon, I have made up my mind, from where I standI can just jump into youAnd so I will, catch me, MoonCatch me.The snow will pop…
And sat down beside her… )a poem(
Poets, call themselves Honest. Viewers. Observers. Watchers, Poets are. They give meaning to Miss Spider who scares The curds out of Muffet, who runs away…
it’s been a while, a poem
Boxed in by storage challengesWanting to be lost in the beauty ofDesign and art and full book shelvesOne voice screamsAnother, drips tearsThe third, finds a smileBetween…
‘The beech blooms first…’ a poem
The beech blooms first, he noted on A walk around Simmons Mill Pond Where once farmers had carved Lands with stone walls now icons Of a…
One Way Aisle, a COVID poem
At my grocery store there is only one way Through the produce section. Make a mistake passing the apples And you are stuck outside the garden…
My Little Wren Friend (for Bobby), a poem, revised
My little wren friend, alight on the detritus Collected here for compost or, later, when dry, Burning. That branch where you perch seems As good as…
The Path I Needed, a poem, revised
I found it, the path I needed, Less the doubts and questions, Inside woods I knew I knew. Now, that done, snow begins Falling in small…
