Lines

We all abided by our fall traditions: Marching band in even lines Homecoming queens in eyeliner Lined up for parade Continue reading →

Learning that we would die

Each death was a stand in Joplin For the deaths we watched nightly on TV Morrison For the brothers who Continue reading →

50s Day

We channeled the bad boys Of the good ole days Feeling nostalgia for nostalgia No one crewed their hair Or Continue reading →

Quad

Townie kids, we raced our bikes Down the Quad’s long slow slope Pretending to be late for class Between the Continue reading →

Madrigals

Il est bel et bon To May to May to May Unlocked her silent throat Fa la la la la Continue reading →

The day after Thanksgiving

The day after Thanksgiving In 1971 or 72 I ran into Jay On the old athletic field Before it was Continue reading →

Saturday before Thanksgiving

Spending my old age Writing poems for no one As morning brightens

Wabi Sabi

A dead kestrel liesBright blue feathers an affronton the grey sidewalk for the dverse prompt of 11/19/20: jisei.Wabi sabi is Continue reading →