Poem: Madonna in Traffic
Madonna in Traffic
Your eyes, shunted away in dark
amniotic fluid, what do you see
staring onto Boulder Highway,
mother straddling the island with cars
slipping either side of...
Poem: Aubade Paean
Aubade Paean
Fanfare for the Uncommon Man
—after Aaron Copland
A soft spot
in the cloud rips
Streamers of light
spill and
glister the buttes
until...
Short Prayer for a Fragile Life
Boots
Wind
Water
Sky
I wrote this, my shortest poem ever, some years ago, and Black Rock Press, a Reno arts press associated with the University of Nevada,...
Poem: Nostalgia… Eureka, Nevada
Nostalgia... Eureka, Nevada
A hollow-husk girl with streaky makeup
slips into Raine’s Market, pauses to glare
at mounted bear, deer, bobcat heads
not too high above motor oil...
Poem: Though the Gods
Though the Gods
Death and sensual solitude, quiet and vast blue sky
for dumb show after comedic dumb show, my father
is in the other room, shuffling...