The spirit that inspires youIs so far from the spirit that inspires meI confess I just don’t understand youYou’re mired in things that have nothing to do with meHow can we be in the same spiritual family? I’m supposed to forgive youI’m supposed to love … Continue reading For the Rest of You
I’ve been looking at my storied collection of writingI’ve written a Dutch phantasm twenty poems; Chloe has twoI’ve not written even one to youFire girl has oneYou have noneI’ve never considered such a thing happening Some people are just too wonderful for wordsThey can’t be … Continue reading Caterpillar
The beauty of you bathes every inch of my tongueIt keeps me from growing old, growing closedIt keeps me forever open and youngIt’s more than anyone has ever supposedThis nature of your celestial savorThis memory given to me as a blessing from my savior My … Continue reading At a Starbucks in Madrid
Every dayThe USAGets older, and uglier tooAnd so do youGet with me laterWhen you’re a real orator Maybe I can give you a minute of my timeWhen you can make your message rhymeUntil then I’d rather listen to Marshall MathersA messenger with a message that … Continue reading Sally Rooney
Oh, Chloe, I miss you so much, and wish I were thereSo I could blow bubbles of comfort through your jet black hairSo you could finish your paper with nary a care We share a number of demons of the same kindThat’s been a part … Continue reading Perseverance
Tiny little Dutch phariseesCalling police, demanding investigationsHiding deep in the darkness behind rocks and treesVictims of your own machinationsAfraid of the internet, setting everything to privateHoping everyone will just forget itDenying the existence of crazy poets in other nations It’s like no one has ever … Continue reading Bush League Worldliness
Darkness sips the light from the the lazy haze that blankets the Atlantic blueMy back to the setting sun, absorbing the tranquillizing hueSongs from the blues sound in the distanceEven in Portugal, the Mississippi Delta rhythms find you Not lonely, but aloneEnjoying a respite from … Continue reading Sines and Soraia
I went to work todayEverything is fineSally is niceThe weekend will be fineThe chicken tastes goodThat’s a very nice thing to sayBob is niceI feel fineThank you
The day you were bornThe earth, once spinning on her spindle, stood stillAn irresistible act of divine willThe veil between God and man was torn The angels in heaven needed another dayTo dance and laugh and prayAnd in all their majestic choirs to sing and … Continue reading Happy Birthday
She will call you when I inspire her toThere is nothing else for you to do Why is there that tear in your eye?My ValkyrieWhat is it making you want to cry?Why is it that you want to die? You asked me for a signUpon … Continue reading From Above