Lullaby for Thirsty Lawn Furniture
the chairs hunker down
under layers of misuse
and dust. the air shimmies.
Lullaby for Thirsty Lawn Furniture
the chairs hunker down
under layers of misuse
and dust. the air shimmies.
Darkness Walks
Continue reading “Darkness Walks”13 ways of using a blackbird
(after reading Wallace Stevens’ poem
“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”)
laputa
the aeroplane passed another universe
on the way to Florida, of
all places.
Umbilicus — A Ghazal
The geoduck. In terms of the record
for longevity, every other species is outscored.
Idly she filters plankton, lays 5 billion
eggs; no predators, lives in complete accord.
Math Is An Enlightened Demand
a crash solution
to light chaos
the neon pressure
in an evolution sun
Finding the Perfect Domain Name
There was a name for us
and we thought it should be
dreamsofsoup.
Untitled
in the essence of nosebleed,
lost in its prime,
the tombstone will read
as follows:
“mistakenly made love
in the middle of
earth’s final
thunderstorm”
in crumpled song
so many parties
too much everything
dancing on broken glass
blue lips of lust
L’appel du Vide
crime scene: your hand is parallel
to mine, 90° bridge that ends
by falling in until you become
god. we can stumble
into recadency, even though your shadow
Snuffle Sardanapalus
As a goodwill jester,
invite the invaders
to your slumber party.