I measure my daysin time signaturescount sobrietyin whole rests where the damper pedal is godand Iits humble servant my foot pressed into mercybeggin every fractured chordpleasehold ondon’t leave me til I remember how to breatheone barfour barssixteenthirty twosixty four til the urgeslips...

Baby don't leaveMe for somebody elseBecause I want you to be mineFor the rest of my lifeI want you to be happy with meBecause I could never liveWithout youI want you to be a part ofMy every day lifeAlso...

She begged for it, pleaded,like everything alive does.Scratch at the door,singing her little sermon,tail ticking time.Green eyes flashing,centuries of instinct.So I put her out.Mesh cage on the porch.Sunlight thin.World almost safe.I left her there,like every other sunshine promise day.Groceries....

From the alcoves southern face we watch heavy rain drown the driveway divots   the downpour dimples and pocks those flood puddles   like endless tadpoles needling the water’s surface to gulp air with silver smiles   concentric saturnian circles widen as the...

Luckily, his school starts after summer vacation with the last day in August, and he got his birthday celebrations at home with his friends. For me birthday is one celebration that makes them so special, and no one tries to hurt on...