walk a mile
shoes, no shoes
flip-flops, sandals, slip-ons, lace-ups, work boots, running shoes, walking shoes
no shoes, barefoot
walk a mile in whose shoes
no shoes, your shoes
imagine that world
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Monday, June 30, 2025
poem for s
outside
behind the round house
in exile
next to an incense-cedar:
a rose
about your height
a single bloom simple
sweet
Rosa californica
Saturday, June 14, 2025
poem for rough eyelash weed
how many May days
I could calculate
the day I saw you
delicate purple-veined petals
violet anthers
your presence in the world
openings filled
with your offspring
Blepharipappus scaber
Monday, December 23, 2024
solstice mourning 2024
god's dog in a December meadow in this life
everything ends every moment counts
and she remembers
her puppies their fathers the moon-filled nights
everything ends
now out in her meadow the ravens and eagles pull
at her muscle
now her front leg that pained her so is quiet as
is her voice
everything ends for a moment
her yips and howls ride the wind
what ends only begins again
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Saturday, April 11, 2015
for the commander
on the side of the road an eagle stands beside its mate
all things mourn
in the clear sky above the ridge
no tears
we had our marching orders
yet
we strayed
Thursday, January 22, 2015
at dusk
where the drive goes down to the barn
and there are horses
loafing in the fading light
an owl listens
on a post to the voles
in the meadow where the drive
goes down to the barn
and there are horses
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