The Bulb That Bonds

When I’m here, I love the taste and smell of garlic more than usualWill chew it even in the morning, … More

Jogyesa Temple, Insadong, Seoul 10.22.24

Before breakfast, I cross the street outside my hotelTo visit the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple People of all ages and economic … More

It’s good to be back in KoreaA third time as charming as the firstLet the magic beginIn the fatherland I’m … More

Here’s to the broom, the mop, and the spongesThe cloths, the sprays, and the toilet bowl brushesTools of the exercise … More

So true, how you always seem to chooseThe slowest register line in the grocery store(It even applies now to self-checkout … More

Reached that crossroads where you have to stop and wonderWhat mightn’t be a turning point or which may indeedDebating about … More

Ultimate Dave — he gave himself that name — is bragging again. “I’m the king of ultimate frisbee,” he proclaims, … More

The first time I came home for a Christmas breakHaving endured a frigid Midwest fall semesterThe coldest on record, my … More

We all face each otherThe sun going downNot as wide a circle as it used to beNowadays a bit windedThe … More

I have to be on a south side beach to experience the glory of a Hawai‘i sunsetAn unobstructed view between … More

The hardest path is sometimes the shortestTruth to be told or a falsehood to concealHeavy heart and conscience plaguedIn either … More

When I look back, over my shoulder, I see ours had to be the sort of loveThat must be transitory, … More

The urge of whirling stars told me sleepingI should write about you today but I only seeA coursing down of … More

With the windows up it’s so quietThe dead and I can only hear the engine humThe AC pump purring its … More

When people still had landline telephonesSometimes I wanted to throw mine out the windowThe last time we talked, he told … More

There aren’t too many stars to countIf you believe in where you’re goingThe exercise of flying back to SeoulTallying suns … More

The shelves, like his mind, are stuffed with booksAnd there are piles of them, neatly stackedOn tables throughout the houseMore … More

If you’re searching for some deeper meaning in this poemDon’t bother, Dear Reader, everything’s right here on the surfaceLike the … More

This morning, running the vacuum in the living roomThe face of an old flame popped into my headAnd for a … More

You pause a beat from being yourselfTake a sharp breath as you put you on holdLift the needle that vibrates … More