Perhaps Today

A poem

It is a strange 
moment in adulthood,
like the rising 
of a different sun
over the same horizon,

Despite All Odds

A poem

It may not feel like 
something extraordinary,
your life —

Whole

A poem

All these parts
of myself
which I spent
my life
discovering

To Remain

A poem

And now is the time
I wish to leave — 
like a pup snatched up 
by the nape of its neck — 
a rapturous…

Blanking in the Heat

A poem

Morning light 
catches orange blossoms
of neighborhood bushes
on fire —

That Look

A poem

That look you wear
on your face 
must have been
creased into your skin 
when you were 
young.

Commitment

A poem

Being with you
is seeing through 
a new window the mountains 
blueing at dusk;

Connected

A poem

I’d like to think
the whole world
moves toward me
at least once
each day —

Sunrise

A poem

The dark trees sigh
under fading moon beams.

How to Participate in Your Life

A poem