The Autonomous Self

I have wonderful friends who suggest good things for me to do. They say, there’s a movie you should see. I probably should. But I probably won’t. They say, there’s a restaurant you should try. I probably should. But I probably won’t. They say, I’ve read a book. You...

The Ovoid Office

A man staggered drunk on opulence, covered in dust    –    gold sham. He was very poor and owned nothing but toys. A double fabricator, he made fake counterfeits which people loved – unreal. Raised in a house of mirrors, he saw little but himself, which rendered...

Explication of “Low”

When reading a poem, the first thing that comes to mind is the obvious. This poem is obviously about two persons walking through trees. One ducks under a fallen tree trunk, straightens up too soon, and bangs his balding head.  A quick vignette.  A slight...

Low

We were walking through a forest. You ducked under the trunk of a fallen tree. You came up too soon. You whacked your head. A bloody cut where hair used to be. I should have stayed low longer, you said. I should have stayed low.  ...

Intelligent Oak

In my garden among trees looking up, I see leaves searching for sun, brown boughs bending toward light intelligent oak.