What I Noticed on the Beach

the earth – dense enough to bear the sea  the sea – dense enough to bear the sky  the sky – dense enough to bear the bird  the bird – complex enough to bear  earth, sea, and...

Words Working (7)

A fist of words, gloves off, sock the eyes of the ear & the ears of the eye. The punched mind jerks         not deflecting harm but reflecting on what can be learned from the bruise.    ...

Sunset

The fiery sun drops without sizzle into the Western sea, the end of another illusion called day.

Shores

The ocean is full of rain. The rain is full of ocean. Yet, I can distinguish one from the other. rain falls, waves roll, toward vertical or horizontal shores.

The Poet

At age twelve, I wanted to be a poet. What does it take, I wondered? To be a poet. A real poet, I mean. One with dirt on his shovel to dig. Uncovering.