Quid Pro Quo

The blackbirds are too many nowand fierce today. Even thoughI hurried to hang the laundry on the linebefore the sun … More

A Guppy’s Dream

My pond’s overrun by guppies again, and at perhaps 2000 gallons, it’s not a small one. . . . a … More

When I see a poem coming down to around, say, 24 lines,I begin to consider whether I’ll compose it as … More

For cutting and weeding there’s nothing I like morethan my small sickle, its 3-inch serrated bladeeasy to maneuver speedily with … More

I remember the dawn’s first early light,silhouettes of darkened heads bob love,no secret anymore, amore in paradise,no strangers to me … More

My friend calls to tell me a co-worker,rushed to Queen’s Hospital the night before,had undergone an emergency quadruple-bypass. The others … More

The dependance uponwhat a great deal her life lenta small gray dogthere a statue nowstanding over her asheshonoring herafter Greyfriars … More

My neighbor kid’s been helping me tie up some dead branches. Finished, I’m drinking a beer, he a passion-orange juice … More

For me it was like picking up a can of teargas,then huffing it – remembering paint and glue and you.Not … More

After One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest came out as a movie, Jim was madder than a wet poultry dentist. … More

People can be such drive-by critics, those looking for value.But maybe I prefer that, not being seen, comparedto rubbernecking quick-stoppers … More

I quit watching the clock some time ago. Factssuch as my age, or what day or month or yearit is often escape … More

I recall the manapua,my favorite steamed char siu buns,half-moons and pork hash.The box half full or half empty? When that … More

My cousin makes the best lemon meringue pie ever. One reason has to be the magic lemon tree that growsbehind … More

I always drove between Oakland and Madison non-stop, except for food and fuel, no naps, 24 hours straight on the … More

“Isn’t that cute?” “Uh huh.” I’m sure it’s a question of time, that love may conquer all, but behind my … More

Congregation I was one of them, gathering together to ask the Lord’s blessing, every Sunday singing with the rest, how … More