When I see a child sitting on a horse, I believe for a moment they are the same animal. Like owls sleeping in larch trees. Like geese resting between cattails. I Continue reading →

It begins subtly: the maple withdraws an inch from the birch tree. The porcupine wants nothing to do with the skink. Fish unschool, sheep unflock to separately graze. Clouds meanwhile declare Continue reading →

After John Berryman’s “The Ball Poem” What is the man now who has lost his tail, What, what is he to do without his heavy bear? I saw it dragging across Continue reading →

Cinquefoil heaven behind tract homes, creeping with emerald mouse-tail vines & candied seeded garnet thimbles, you grew beside the place we buried goldfish, caged mice, the small pets we were permitted, Continue reading →

I’ve been looking for you so long I need you so  so soso so     much    & it snowed my woes check my shoes my purple hands I’ve been looking Continue reading →