What I Miss --after Arianne True’s “Seattle Sonata” It’s hard to be in love with Portland these days. So much…
Holy Radishes & Other Acts of Desperation Close the drapes & cast a circle of salt. (I am not a…
Small Table in Evening Dusk --after Henri Le Sidaner's oil on canvas (1921) the small, round table set with two…
Keepsake We wear smooth all beloved things, even though life itself might fail from overuse, from all that touches us…
Daughter, Driving at Night I slide into bed, turn toward the curtains. Outside, a…
Paradise lost She was born somewhere That no longer exists Well… it’s there, but no longer a known place. Its…
Where I’m From I come from many places, and all of them live in me still. Now I know that…