Saturday, January 30, 2010

purple dawn

purple dawn
light slowly enters
the passion flower

Monday, January 25, 2010

tanka

the surf has washed
away our footprints
and with them

the only proof
we loved once

Sunday, January 24, 2010

starless night

starless night
my daughter delivered home
by a policeman

Sunday, January 17, 2010

from my window

from my window
a maple's lichened trunk
the only green

Saturday, January 16, 2010

earthquake aftermath

earthquake aftermath
the child found alive
the child found dead

Sunday, January 10, 2010

sunrise

sunrise
I smell
like you

Friday, January 08, 2010

first snow

first snow
all the shades
of white

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

long winter's day

travelogue marked
with an old ticket stub
long winter's day

Monday, January 04, 2010

firelight

biting the peel
a burst of orange mist
firelight

Sunday, January 03, 2010

new year

new year
no cicadas fill the night
but oh, the fireworks