Life With the Blinds Closed
You live life with the blinds closedbut I am here to pull them openwith a zipping sound as I pull the chord down.Yes, soon you’ll be livin’ and hopin’.
She’s Playing
She’s playing on the floor by herself.She just put the elephant in the bucket and she’s tapping it on the door.She’s happy, I’m happy here writing.But what if someday she doesn’t need me anymore?
My Mind Is Not Staying The Same
I can see what you are saying,but I’m not saying the same.I hear where you are coming from,and my mind is not staying the same,but neither is it changing,at least not in the sensethat I agree with you now.Although you … Continued
Each Delicate Thing
Flakes of frost fall swiftly at an angle to the ground.I should have taken a picture while they were all up on the tree.But if we were to capture each delicate thing and flatten it forever as a filequick before … Continued
I’m Going To Write Poems
I’m going to write poems.I’m going to sit on my butt and write poems.I don’t care what you say,I don’t care what you need,I’m going to write poems for these people to read. I’m going to write poems.I’m going to … Continued
Happy Birthday, Brother
It’s hard to think that you’re not much older than me.It’s different now than when you were six and I was three.And soon even our kids will be in the same stage.Don’t worry, you’ll always be ahead of me in … Continued
If All the Broken Glass in Bogotá
If all the broken glass in Bogotácame to a pointand held itself togetherwith fine lead at every joint,and the glow that tints the cloudsin the dark of nightcame in close and shone straight through that glassin one tremendous light,and if … Continued
Why Live Anywhere
We want to know where you will livebut you have no reply to give.You could settle here or there.You could live just anywhere. Why live, why live,why live anywhere?We seem to land just where we fall.It matters a lot, but hardly at … Continued
Resolutions
It’s easy to make resolutions when half your life must change.It’s easy to move things in your mind and see them rearrange.It’s day-to-day to make a plan,it’s harder yet to make a stand,but it would be hardest of all to … Continued