one week later

December 3, 2009

i spin the can
of mixed nuts

a
greasy
kaleidoscope

with no cashews
to be found

only jordans,
filberts, and peas

tumbling
in my disdain

they are all
that remain

of the feast

2008

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August 31, 2009

critters

on this late
summer night

call out
stock tips…

as i stroll
with a dog

August 28, 2009

spun in ice –
the cream we stole from the barn
cools our night

2007

early september

August 24, 2009

Crickets cheer from

beyond porch screen,

 

cigar smoke circles

this old night.

 

I lay asleep at

grandpa’s feet,

 

Red Sox winning

three  to one.

 

 

anger:

August 24, 2009

an occasion

to take three breaths
then count
my blessings

don’t inventory

August 22, 2009

give
it all
away!

smiles

August 6, 2009

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i scratch and rub
my woolly
companion

i scratch and rub
this universe

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there is no place
quite like the other

each valley
each plain
each mountain
each plateau

each
with its own
land forms
life forms
weather
and light

encased in a shared
halo of air

we are binding this earth in asphalt.

binding
and branding
we block the night sky
with our signs.

from
above
we look
like fire

2006

blood flows
from an innocent

lifeless as a bag of shells

the one who seeks worship
is the antihero

the flicker of campfire
now the flicker of screen

Dream Chipper

June 29, 2009

Run my dreams
through the chipper
down the chute –
into the hole.

Cover this bootless
pile with
lye
gravel
dirt
seed.

The green blades will bend
beneath my shiny shoes:
I toss the kids into the air
they float down like elm seeds.

the wife
watches
from her
windows

Put me
on the train
clickity clack
clickity clack.

Run the tunnel
ride the shaft
bury me in a prolapsed mine
of glass and steel.

the boss
watches
from his
windows

I kneel in church
and stare at the bodies before me.

(I traded my soul
for these marching boots.)

We half believe

something
bigger is
watching.

I am frozen
in a pious pose.

2004