2009
if I let you
out of your cage
canary
can you do
the same for me?
Ribbons vol 5 no 4, winter 2009
ocean sunrise . . .
the glitter of seashells
no one's seen
before today
as I walk home from the bar
Ribbons vol 5 no 4, winter 2009
so much snow
even coffee can't keep me
from shivering
a few atoms
from my body
Ribbons vol 5 no 4, winter 2009
(The Tanka Café)
staring into
the refrigerator's
cold breath
I look for something
that isn't there
Notes From the Gean 1:3, December 2009
train set —
the god looking over
a world
built in my garage
curses and drinks
Notes From the Gean 1:3, December 2009
how heavy
the blue of the sky
this morning
a sunlit snowscape
amplifies my hangover
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
numb
to daily news of death
from war
I'm fascinated
by the beetle I crushed
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
another summer —
am I any more alive
than these tulips
dropping their petals
on the kitchen table?
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
even though
they look alike . . .
my scar
is different
than the veteran's
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
the Milky Way . . .
sometimes I feel
like a moth
clinging to a door
that will soon be opened
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
last day of vacation . . .
the notebook I wanted
to fill with poetry
is empty
except for sand
Simply Haiku vol 7 no 4, winter 2009
all these guests
we didn't invite to dinner
this summer night
have wings
and six legs
Ribbons vol 5 no 3, autumn 2009
(The Tanka Café)
in my bedroom
the perfect corner
for a spider
to do nothing
in the dark
Tanka Splendor Awards 2009
noon breeze . . .
a butterfly lands
in the photograph
I would have taken
if I had a camera
Ribbons vol 5 no 2, summer 2009
stuck here
on this cold Earth
I am rat
traveling alone
in the belly of a snake
Ribbons vol 5 no 2, summer 2009
at a motel
in a town I've never heard of
I share the loneliness
with a cockroach
and the moon
in a town I've never heard of
I share the loneliness
with a cockroach
and the moon
Ribbons vol 5 no 2, summer 2009
(The Tanka Café)
landing
in this unfamiliar world
on my arm
the ladybug doesn't quite
tuck in all of its wing
Magnapoets Issue 4, July 2009
the scent
of new leather chairs
in the meeting room
we talk about
budget cuts
Prune Juice Issue 2, July 2009
death, taxes
and the tides . . .
I build a castle
as I wait
for that one big wave
Notes From the Gean 1:1, June 2009
a starlit night . . .
the heavenly mixture
of wine
and her lips
condones my lust
Notes From the Gean 1:1, June 2009
just a shell
of the man I was
ten years ago
somehow I've managed
to keep a smile
Notes From the Gean 1:1, June 2009
the yellow color
of a black and white
photograph —
in her eyes
I can see the blue
Ribbons vol 5 no 1, spring 2009
I still don't know
if it matters why we're here . . .
sunflowers
yellow as ever
in the rain
Magnapoets Issue 3, January 2009
after driving for hours
I lie down
holding a pool
of the Atlantic Ocean
in my belly button
Magnapoets Issue 3, January 2009
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