Advent
By Poetry Issue 123
Light a candle. Open a door
Too small to walk through.
The Snowblower
By Poetry Issue 123
Sunday Morning, Fourth Street Dam
By Poetry Issue 123
Out in the rapids guys in waders brace themselves stiffly all business.
Read MoreAgainst Materialism
By Poetry Issue 123
I think I knew Schmidt. He preceded me
In his fascination with mathematics and poetry
And his weakness of imagination, but that’s all I can tell you.
Naturalism
By Poetry Issue 123
Naturalism was always the goal: as philosophy,
Read MorePrivacy and Consolation
By Poetry Issue 123
They’re a version of reality vs. appearance,
Of what consoles you vs. what you believe is true.
Parable of the Bromeliad in Bloom (or Why We Should Always Celebrate Your Birthday)
By Poetry Issue 123
Gnosis
By Poetry Issue 123
My sanctuary from the sanctuary
was a dim Sunday school room.
Unending
By Poetry Issue 123
the bird chirp snagged in the wind of ticking hours.
Read MoreEarth Of
By Poetry Issue 123
For the brown of the known to be green for the kiss
Of the tragic to be depth of the sword for the cream