Poetry
The Big Picture
I try to look at the big picture.The sun, ardent tonguelicking us like a mother…
Poetry
No Mistake
Beloved,you know whoI’m calling to,though I mistake youfor the bird’s song,the bud’s early blossom.Here you…
Poetry
Ordinary Life
This was a day when nothing happened,the children went off to schoolwithout a murmur, rememberingtheir…
Poetry
Rutabaga
You darken as my knife slicesblushing at what you become.I save your thick leavesand purple…
Poetry
When Giving Is All We Have
One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to…
Poetry
Otherwise
I got out of bedon two strong legs.It might have beenotherwise. I atecereal, sweetmilk, ripe,…
Poetry
A Blessing for the Inward Way
May you learn to dwellBelow the surface of the daysAt home with the ebb and…
Poetry
What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade
Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listento the wind, how to find meaning…
Poetry
Winter Solstice
The only way down is down, leaving thelight for the dark, allowing the surface to…
Poetry
Tiger Lilies
Like King David, they have drunkthe wine of astonishment. Mouths open wide,they lean toward me…
