Friday, September 21, 2012

[the news . . . ]

the news
of death enters
softly
the women speak
of childbirth


red lights 8:2, June 2012

Friday, September 14, 2012

[among the names of God . . .]

among
the names of God ringing
like empty bells
the distant stars
sound their white silence


Moonbathing 3, Fall/Winter 2010-11

Saturday, September 8, 2012

[after speaking . . .]

after speaking
of the diagnosis
he kneels
to take a photograph . . .
one white Atamasco lily



Simply Haiku 10:1, summer 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012

[peach blossoms . . .]

peach blossoms
against the slate sky
of her blindness—
she asks
when will they bloom


red lights June 2012

Sunday, August 26, 2012

[locked in the curio cabinet . . .]

locked
in the curio cabinet
of my heart . . .
a Dresden shepherdess
still spilling summer flowers



Simply Haiku 10:1, summer 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

[every summer . . .]

every summer
an orioles’ nest
suspended
at the tip of a branch
my dreams of flying



Simply Haiku 10:1, summer 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

[goats' eyes . . .]

goats’ eyes
deep marbled spheres
of blue and gold
the cosmos
tugging at my zipper pull

Atlas Poetica 11, March 2012