April Afternoon 1 April afternoon Gnats alight in slanting light A graceless spring dance I touched your hand I didn’t…
Dual What comes flickering on the wind is not quite a bird, more the idea that a feathered being would…
Shake the Dust This is for the fat girls. This is for the little brothers. This is for the schoolyard…
Hiking to Porthgain We’ve all seen them . . . in Conti’s or wherever . . . sprogs of walkers,…
Living Among Chickens Across celestial fields they range now, festive in their plumes: my snow white Leghorns, chatty Rhode Island…
Pilsner Palace Click! the smack of ivory balls— darting across green felt glisten under the table lights. Where boys eye…
Prayer was Chanel No. 5 On Saturday mornings prayer was Chanel No. 5 uncorked once a week, a haze of…
Ospreys In Casco Bay How you glared as we entered your space, away your raised wings said, away from our…
This River We’re Crossing Like the day we brought the baby home, everything seems too bright, too large and loud,…