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Poem from my book Foggy Dog
photo by me, taken at summer solstice
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A feral calico cat used to sleep in my truck like a ghost leaving the driver’s seat warm but gone when I’d arrive. Heard me, sharp ears. S... -
Autobiography of Kisses With guitar and proper hair how innocent we were (lips of warm bread) a lifetime ago (tongue of butter) just kissi... -
The Diplomat's Daughter The diplomat’s daughter can recite the 23rd Psalm in Hindi, once drank Coca Cola with Martin Luther King, is 1... -
Wet Nurse Harold asks for a résumé. Akna bares her left breast. The nipple is bulbous, erect. No, Harold explains, where have you worked b... -
Mr. Hilton My Uber driver in bushy white beard says Wowza! with a memorable pitch not heard since high school as he conveys me skillfully... -
Official Licensed Poet I go to the hiring hall for poets but a bouncer at the door demands to see my license. “What license?” I ask. Don’t p... -
Boy, Almost Six You are five or as you say, almost six. You have a toolbox like me. You read books in bed like me. You even make... -
For a few years now I've been posting my poetry on Facebook (and made many friends in the process). Now I want to be more widely availa...
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Some Day, Grandson Infant of painful belly sleeps only when held, gently bounced, seeking skin contact, the family scent, flesh to flesh. ... -
Nov 22 My brother with dementia outside a bakery arrested for peeing into a newspaper rack and forgetting to refasten his pants which brin...
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