June 30, 2020June 30, 2020Daily Haiku, Nature, To the Masters 182. for Cormac McCarthy Like a distant memory, the morning groundmist now hardened black clay Love1 Share Tweet Read more
June 29, 2020June 29, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Moments of Life 181. A freshly picked book from among the stacked cluster – ripe with unread page. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 28, 2020June 29, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, To the Masters 180. for Orpheus “Was it worth it,” I ask, “losing her to make the Gods weep with your song?” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 27, 2020Daily Haiku, Pandemic 179. The gulf between thrills stretches ever further — the pandemic splits Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 26, 2020June 27, 2020Moments of Life 178. I sip kisses from the corners of your mouth – so as not to spill. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 25, 2020June 25, 2020Daily Haiku, To the Masters 177. for Robinson Jeffers This immense rock is but a spectral fragment, spinning through eternity Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 24, 2020June 24, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Moments of Life, Nature 176. A young girl just noticed the lonely persimmon tree outside her window. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 23, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition 175. Xerses, Caesar; men have conquered the world, but kneel to a woman’s back. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 22, 2020June 22, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Nature 174. Darkness trees. The acid leaves – glittering in brilliant shadows. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 21, 2020June 22, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Nature, To the Masters 173. reading Basho in the rain – raindrops reciting him back Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 20, 2020June 23, 2020Political / Social 172. the frenzied roar, suddenly quiet — a crumpled red hat Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 19, 2020June 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 171. Even after the shackles drop there pervades a lingering pain. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 18, 2020June 18, 2020Political / Social 170. When the fire is set, allegiance can harden like steel. Then again: When the fire is set, allegiance sometimes evaporates like water. […] Read more
June 17, 2020June 17, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social, To the Masters 169. for Betsy Smith A tree in Brooklyn – gnarled roots and twisted branches – reaching for the hope. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 16, 2020June 16, 2020#blacklivesmatter 168. … Ahmaud Arbery Manuel Ellis Breonna Taylor George Floyd Rayshard Brooks … Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 15, 2020June 20, 2020Moments of Life 167. The married couple sings along, they’re not that good and it’s beautiful. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 14, 2020June 20, 2020Political / Social, To the Masters 166. for Percy Shelley and Horace Smith The feet of Ramses; the marble columns of Greece. In time, the White House. Love0 Share […] Read more
June 13, 2020June 20, 2020Political / Social 165. The ones who own the bullets also sell the bandages. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 12, 2020June 20, 2020"Short Story", Favorites, Nature, To the Masters 164. for Mary Oliver “Please stop ascribing your pathetic fallacies on me,” piped the rose. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 11, 2020June 20, 2020"Short Story", Self-Realization 163. “I’m here… Still waiting… You know there’s only so much time,” quipped the blank page. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 10, 2020June 20, 2020Nature, To the Masters 162. for Somaz She bleeds her verse as raindrops tip-toe to the fields, prancing in thunder. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 9, 2020June 20, 2020Nature 161. The stagnant highways: a symptom of our disease, like clogged arteries. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 8, 2020June 20, 2020"Short Story", Favorites 160. Ebb and flow. A tug and a pull. Yesterday, so bleak, today so full. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 7, 2020June 20, 2020Moments of Life 159. How long was I gone? That last conversation felt like many lives. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 6, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 158. Between narrative and recollection; between truth and what I dream. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 5, 2020June 20, 2020"Short Story", Nature 157. A fresh made bed, through a door, down a hallway, in a house, on a street. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 4, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 156. You’re describing the ignorant majesty of a kid on a wall. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 3, 2020June 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 155. The fire rages and both good sides spew whiskey- hatred gasoline. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 2, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 154. All these sullen stares waiting for the next fleeting thrill to pass the time. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 1, 2020June 20, 2020"Short Story", Moments of Life 153. Her posture. Her hat. The arch of her shoulders and the slope of her back. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
