The first line of this poem comes from whatever I was watching yesterday before I dozed off on the sofa… And on it goes each moment followed by another sometimes with something to say clues to what happened before to bring us to this place And when it ends the biggest secrets come to light [...]
Tag: loss
Detachment (a poem)
Although my background includes Finnish, Irish, and a few other things, as an American, none of that has ever really been part of my identity… I have no connection to the old country no sense of identity I had no rituals passed down to me no remnants of language custom or cuisine There were no [...]
Sauvignon Blanc (a poem)
Lots of fragments and random stuff last night… 1 Forget about whatever you heard the dance is never going to happen What she’s missing cannot be replaced what you’ve lost you’ve lost 2 Settle the proposition with a firm decision Maybe it’s our destiny 3 I can’t tell you that’s what happened especially if I’m [...]
Vignettes (a poem)
A series of vignettes on this early morning… I The city lingers in my mind a ghost in search of a metaphor Even a bad one will do— the identity doesn’t care what it is as long as it exists In the meantime it is protected II I once drew the eight of diamonds but [...]