The Moving Palace

Notice

Your architecture of control
is on full display.
You put it in the spotlight
and then wondered why we stared.
Did you believe only acolytes
would…

The Maiden at Heart

You crossed my mind today
so I looked up my old colleague
to see how you were doing.
With shock and dismay, I learned
You’d…

Henry: The Little Painted Penguin Who Became a Christmas Tradition

Social Commentary

We live in a world
where people care more about
the way you share information
than the actual information you share.
Are you…

Taking Stock

A simmering anticipation of grief

Father

I think of you today, Father,
the first to show me that men
could be bottomless pits
into which women cast their love
with nothing returning…

Heat Wave

A collection of haiku to melt by

It’s not so much a
wave as a smothering hug
which can’t be escaped.

Fine

An examination of what we say when we don’t want to examine how we feel

Me in Real Time

We all need to be understood