Leveling Piled salty waves Consistent swells Crashing By the moon Tidal certainty Eroding My bare shore Heavy blows Unyielding Until the shoreline Is not April 23th, 2019
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“Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
The circus took me in and gave me bread. They stashed me in the dining car And taught me how to work and where to lay my head. I took in every word they said But found it so bizarre: The circus took me in and gave me bread. My family, if they cared, assumed … Continue reading “Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
“The View” – Day 11 of National Poetry Month
Mustard sunset spills Irradiated blinds Soon to cotton candy dusk My window bleeds The irradiated cocktail My life after cigarettes Nearing midnight A pharmacy-developed snapshot of My six by four inch red-eyed friends Is the closest I can capture This hundredth vision of the same light April 11th, 2019
“To Feel Thin” – Day 9 of National Poetry Month
Tomorrow, to feel thin I will shower first thing in the morning And go immediately for a brisk thirty-minute walk, Followed by as many sit-ups as I can manage. Then I will shower again In cold water With the minty body wash that makes my skin explode. I will drink a half-glass of orange juice … Continue reading “To Feel Thin” – Day 9 of National Poetry Month
The Favoring Wind 