dance
when the wind blows,the trees dance —where does the dance begin? Support Our Dharma Work
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No destination
old photographperson sitting on grasscigarette in hand person, grass, cigarette, smokeall gone to same Support Our Dharma Work
Cardboard boxes in the rain
cardboard boxes in the rainin the small streetbehind the hospital near the boxesa cat lies dead in the hospitala woman … Read More “Cardboard boxes in the rain”
Tanka
Dead flowers in a vaseon the altar,dead groundhog on theroad outside. Say“I love you” while you can. Support Our Dharma … Read More “Tanka”
When Silence Fails
It is almost exactly ten yearssince we shared drunken kissesin an unheated barin Chattanooga, Tennessee.Later that night, drunker still,a kiss … Read More “When Silence Fails”
In Praise of a Cat
— for Brother Ron Fender No tailor’s artistrycould equal the eleganceof my cat’s stripesas he walks into the bathroomwhere I’m … Read More “In Praise of a Cat”
Snow haiku
snow falling on night of plaguebuilding snowman onhousing scheme football pitch Support Our Dharma Work
The Speed of Light
She is getting in bed when she realises she is outof the half-and-half she takes in her morning coffee.He is … Read More “The Speed of Light”
Throwaway
She came into the kitchenwith the sky crumpled in her hand. That’s the sky, I said. Don’t throw it away. It’s empty, she … Read More “Throwaway”