two hands holding
a vase, even the loveliest vase,
can’t open a door
*
trying to contain
the sea in a cup—
it’s not been done before, but …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged limitations, poem, poetry on October 8, 2015| 3 Comments »
two hands holding
a vase, even the loveliest vase,
can’t open a door
*
trying to contain
the sea in a cup—
it’s not been done before, but …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged human, limitations, mother, parenting, poem, poetry on April 11, 2012| 3 Comments »
Higher, she says,
though the swing
will not go higher
without buckling
the chain, and again
she says, Higher,
and it seems so human
for her to want more,
and so human to want
to give it to her,
impossible though
it is.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged attention, flowers, haiku, knitting, limitations, opening, relearning, snowflake on February 7, 2012| 3 Comments »
no matter how open
the heart, the eyes can only
follow one snowflake
*
tonight a whole hat
is stitched out of the promise
just two more minutes
*
all these flowers
I’ve learned by proper name
let’s relearn by scent