Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, poem, travel on December 8, 2012| 2 Comments »
hole in the fence—
while driving sixty
my mind slips through
*
frozen stream
still the sound
of water
*
trading in my name
for two
round stones
*
snow bluster and squall—
in the rearview mirror
all blue
*
nothing nothing nothing
in the field, and so much
filling it in
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, new moon, night, poem, shadow, unity on December 8, 2012| 2 Comments »
night so dark
not even my shadow
walks with me
*
fooled you
said my shadow
the shape of the night
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bliss, haiku, poem, tanka on December 2, 2012| 2 Comments »
bliss stands
in the center of the field
sticking out her tongue
laughing her head off
that I can’t see her
*
scent of quince—
how many other great pleasures
I never considered
*
dry river bed
not one rock
out of place
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, letter, memory, nostalgia, poem, poetry, time on November 29, 2012| 7 Comments »
reading again
that yellowing letter
you never sent me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breaking open, haiku, loss, poem, poetry, prayer, release on October 23, 2012| 4 Comments »
losing all my leaves
I did not yet know I would
lose my roots too
*
chipped, this cup,
the wine in it
tastes no worse
*
chanting to the sky
long after the prayer ends
these hands still raised
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earth, haiku, happiness, lose the self, love, nature, opening, poem, poetry, sky on October 6, 2012| 2 Comments »
Seven True Stories
divided highway
late night, coming in my lane
head lights, a story
*
the sky and I,
both of us opening—
peal of unrung bells
*
the old cottonwood
tell me, when is the last time
you climbed it?
*
that ornery face,
yep, I folded it up,
put it in a safe place
*
laying in the grass
our bodies altars—
gold leaf offerings
*
everything shimmering
how could I not French kiss
the chill air
*
that bird, wonder if
he too gets so stunned by sky
he forgets how to sing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, night, poems, stars, unity on October 5, 2012| 2 Comments »
staring at stars
with these eyes made of
old stars
*
what is your address?
I ask my girl, hoping she’ll say
earth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged attention, gifts, haiku, love, opening, poem, silence on October 4, 2012| 3 Comments »
clouded sky
I never doubt
the stars
*
yellow dotted line
one foot on either side
walking with the crow
*
clenched, clutched, still
the only thing that makes sense
open the heart again
*
listening
inside the wailing
silence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged emptiness, fire, gift, haiku, poem, poetry, prometheus, sun on September 28, 2012| 3 Comments »
I too, stole fire.
I, too, waited daily
for the eagle.
*
Just one piece of sun.
That’s all I wanted. After all
everything is broken.
*
It did not look
like a gift, the devouring
from the inside out.
*
Only clay after all.
But we’re more than that.
Ask my liver.
*
It never once
looked over its shoulder.
Brown wings blocked the sun.
*
I’d almost say
I came to like it. Could you
understand?
*
Isn’t it funny
I can’t remember now
the color of the eyes.
*
Tonight so full
the moon. It can be so lovely,
emptiness.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, hay, moving fast, moving meditation, poem, still life on September 24, 2012| 2 Comments »
still life with hay bales
giant rounds, fresh cut field
my car goes sixty