My husband and I cut down the brush That years ago broke through the playhouse walls. Dead twigs and branches, mainly, though Some new living thing… Read more “Witches”
Category: Poems
Imaginary Wine Labels
I wrote these years ago and thought I had lost them! Arm’s Length 2006 A drink that warms when held in the mouth. Strawberry on the edges.… Read more “Imaginary Wine Labels”
2 Short Poems
Fragment A half-moon caught in the trees, / the desert emptied of birds, / my father’s voice: “You don’t have / to call me back…” and this… Read more “2 Short Poems”
Swimming Down
An armored shark in lava, I move on all fours across the rug as your daughters leap over me shrieking. With an unblinking eye, I feel the… Read more “Swimming Down”
Taking Your Chair
If I could figure it out, I would tell you— Why I discover new ways to let you know I don’t need you. Through the corridors… Read more “Taking Your Chair”
