Avoid Plagiarism

I borrow from heroes, as many writers doAnd avoid plagiarism by making words newTo walk that fine line I’ve disguised … More

Of course you know that golf

Is not God’s gift to manIn order to avoid Sunday worship He did not sayLet there be a vast and … More

This Is Sacred

That flash of light from the lighthouseon the point at Hana Bay servesas a warningand a beckoning beacon The mana … More

Old Movie

I remember the theater, the old movies festival, the music, and you, the smell of popcorn filling the lobby, that … More

Winter

Go ahead near the end and try To warm yourself in solitary winter Go burn the letters, the diaries, the … More

Ghosts

That old child watches youSees you at each instant of your lifeObserves what you becomeWhat time does to youLaughs some … More

Best Friends

Very much like my fatherI try not to argue with friendsNot because we always agree with thembut because we wonder … More

Living Free

Today in my yard a mynah birdCalls its characteristic chirpFrom up in the mango treeI don’t see them displayed in … More

The Moon Setting

It was always like, Hey, brahThe f-ing moon’s setting on usWe gotta get outta this placeBecause our folksAre gonna freak … More

The Pink Piggy Bank

The gold sun slipsInto the thin horizon lineAnother day spentNot paid for but savedFilling a memory bankGrowing fatWith another coin … More

To Move On

She writes magic and wind sweepall graceful and rising angel voicesand as always in golden hoursshe sings herself most comfortin … More

Just So You Know

Things that bloomKnow no nameBut what’s given by thoseMoving things they senseForget whatever it is they’re calledNor do they careBeing … More

Rise

Now we will riseWith no storm suppressionNo night hanging dark heavinessNothing to distort or fadeThat image of usSet long years … More

The Problem of Solving

Real problems I can handleThose check marks on a to-do list kindBam bam bam.It’s the imaginary ones never taken care … More

No Way

Sleep sometimes this dream whereDarkness should not beSo black as it’s been painted Go back to playing tagOn the metal … More

The Autumn of Leaves

I’d rake autumn leaves on Barton Streethuge mounds when it was legalTo burn the red and yellow remnantsOf those hibernating … More

Autumn Colors

Leaves turn their truest colors in the fallNo longer overwhelmed by chlorophyllThose cloudier months promoting natural huesThe greens all giving … More

A Precious Few

The movie shows, unwindingThis life, the action, no matter how timeMay seem unsynced some, it’s always linear,The actor a prisoner … More

And Here We Are

If one step forwardWere one step back insteadIn space and timeOne day we would be young againAnd we would meet … More

That Restless Feeling

The wind moans all night through, groans soLove made for hours with surrounding treesSwaying together far past the point of … More