August heat gives way to the cooler breath of autumn In the turning of fullness to completion comes the mystery of being In emptiness, in...

Nobody told me how to be a dad, to know which cry means “I’m hungry,” or “I’m wet.” Or the parent’s fear when the feverish face is...

The way that you look upon me changes as your knowledge grows. Love is there, everlasting, ever present. I change with the seasons, fresh...

My toilet seats are never down, My wife, you see, is out of town. She's far away in southern climes And I have known much better times....

My watermelon, my summer love. Your skin so smooth, so polished malachite and delicately stretched with blooding wisps of gossamer jade,...

When summer dares us with a sudden solitude, I trace so lightly with my fingers the eyebrows of your visions. In shyness I touch the...

Back from a business trip, I tackle the housework- dust, vacuum, fluff pillows. discover the glint of gold on the slipcover is a lost...

Beautifully broken shorn-snapped sticks, tiny torn trunks connections ceased creations released so far fallen at peace. Lovely lifeless...

I love the freedom Of watching moments fall about me, Like the first raindrops of a storm, Like starlight on a moonless night, In the...

Blue is the sky, The twilight And shadows on snow. Blue is water, Waterfalls And shining rain. Blue is Flames shot from a torch. Blue is...

It’s sand on a beach, Stars around the moon, and Tastes like a golden metal ribbon. Gold is the sun On a Cinnamon bun, and The brother of...

That’s the sun, and The feeling of fun. It smells like a ripe banana, Fills balloons And stars in the night. Yellow is the tip Of a...

I knew a woman once who bore the weight of the world With her elbow rested on the table and chin in hand. Who knew the forearm was so...

Little boy cries himself to sleep And I listen sadly to him cry. He must be in his mother’s arms And she must be sleeping by now. He...

Kids between the ages of 13 and 19 devote themselves with passion to a wide variety of activities, all calculated to grow them up...

It moves around the edges of my mind, Like a dream, that refuses to be called to the light. In unexpected moments I will see it, back...