gone to Vermont
March 14, 2007
if you run a hospital
March 6, 2007
if you run a hospital
walk around
if you run a school
walk around
if you run a family
walk around
if you are
mismanagement 101
stay in your chair
One week later…
November 29, 2006
Clockwise
I turn the can
of Planters Mixed Nuts
peering into a greasy
kaleidoscope –
not a cashew
to be found
only Jordans,
Filberts, and Peas
tumbling
in my disdain.
They are all
that remain
of the feast.
december
November 21, 2006
it is unexpectedly cold
as we jump naked
under the covers.
shivering toward each other
we giggle,
knowing we will soon
be cozy.
mice dreams
November 20, 2006
the mouse curls up
in her hidden nest
of paper and twine.
she dreams of your breath
while you lay traps near
her perfect droppings.
you lie in your bed
of cloth and stolen feathers
to dream of sudden death.
it feels like America again
November 8, 2006
dad wore hats
August 30, 2006
not when he should have
on a cold bright day
he would yell to us
where is your hat?
while the wind played
in his hair.
nor the way he should have
it was always
crunched atop his head
by a nephew or daughter
running around our backyard
at a picnic.
nor what he should have
into the dewy night
the adults would sing
heads touching in harmony
dad smoking a Chesterfield
wearing a bonnet.
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