JasThe Book of ChangesSometimes - Maybe most of the time - Things have seasons.May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
JasThe Searing AdmonitionSomebody has to pay Attention around here. I feel like Jordan Higgins (Hi Jordan) In the middle of Tara Browner’s Class: "this is crap!"…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
JasUnburning All The GoldCould I just proceed As if a permanent expatriate Temporarily repatriated? I know. I know. The bookmark Is a business card from a cafe…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
JasMy Apologies to TōruThe big shiny marble guided the bigger minute hand To twelve and, somewhere, someone Takes down a Kathy Ireland calendar And awkwardly…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
JasAnother GoodnightI turned the last page for the first time And finished a novel For the first time in a long time. The writer put himself in it. Like I do.Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
JasThe Wish Cast to the WindHe stood on the roof And waited for her On an oddly warm, Windy winter's night.Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
JasHow to Live and What to DoFear the day your life becomes A landfill of unkept promises.Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
JasCartoon Coffee in the RainI wore your little Blue flip-flops With the watermelon Jolly Rancher pink straps Out the door and across the walkway And through the open…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
JasIt’s for the birdsShe was like a viper Guarding her unhatched eggs, At first, perhaps. And a reluctant, even begrudging Viper at that. But if you threaten…Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
JasThe Rapscallion RhapsodyWe’re down to the dregs Of the uncorked Corcovado Alone with the wind in the Willow blue and green I can see Washington Square Through the…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020