I want to touch a stranger Maybe touch is too strong a wordToo intentional, certainlyWhat I want is a brushA grazeThe accidental swish ofSleeve against sleeveDrawn into the oppressive orbit of floral perfumeOr even unwashed t shirt auraAll of that awful throngI am hungry for it The standing room only concertPressed so tight into the … Read full post
I have failed to write a poem about technology
And am about to fail again
10 Candles 1Behind a flaming coconut cakeCrowned in rainbow candles Your eyes are fixed on her 2This green sprout of a girl Barely broken through the crustOf our former earth 3We thought we were gardenersAdmired our first attemptThat loud laughing pansy in the yard 4What kind of plant grows feather-softAround an iron core?Wears her bruised leaves as … Read full post
Wonderful Ed Lives On Let’s face facts EdI may never see you againYou are nearing 90 now and My excuse for visiting your piece of heavenHas evaporated like spilled beer on a Santa Fe porchNot to mention this pandemic(I’d love to hear your thoughts) Do you know, Ed, I search for you now and thenJust did … Read full post
I know! I know! But this really happened I posed for a photo 20 years ago and That photo joined a host of other photos On some website and Some designer in Thailand Saw me smiling or saw my long hair or Was impressed by my soul patch and thought This fellow should be on … Read full post
David Byrne knows how music works but
It isn’t because he wrote that book
David Byrne knows how music works but
It isn’t because he wrote that book
I Remember Easter In The Snow The filthy crust of spring across the yardCrystalline crunch against the beer bottle stucco Everything in shades of mottled brown exceptCandy coloured eggs tucked in secret spaces When you were small as a jackrabbitWe could “hide” an egg atop the barren flower bed Later, pink peeking from the eye … Read full post
How To Tie a Bow Tie If you have never tied a bow tie you will struggle Watching video after video on Youtube trying To learn the mesmerizing sleight of hand Of the magicians who wear bow ties Hands flying like a loom’s shuttle Back … Read full post
