The Lookout I look up, in the black and white picture—my hair still cropped short, my mug floating atop a…
Time and Stillness --Seated Woman Pablo Picasso, 1920 Musée Picasso, Paris I knew someone…
Lost Song --after Carolyn Forché’s “Lost Poem” I’m searching for a song I heard years ago. I can’t recall the…
No Cats --after Robert Hayden On Sunday mornings, my father tiptoes from the room where my mother sleeps curled into…
The Getaway Car --for my niece on her first birthday Look, little hellraiser, I am not known for my natural…
The Currach Listen— to your heart knocking in the gallows of your chest, bewildered &…
Prayer Thank you for the miracle of flesh and bone, of eyes, ears, lips, of splendor all around. Give us…