Outside my window in the alleyway the tinny throbbing beat of old fashioned electro dance rises up into my room… Read more Danse Macabre
Category: Poems
In the shadow of Basho: Words and blossoms
Grit makes oyster words Chewed cud-like, spat out, pearl-wise: My shell is empty! Early heat, late freeze Kills blossoms still… Read more In the shadow of Basho: Words and blossoms
The City’s Table
I don’t like shopping on California, with it’s fifty dollar king crab legs and filletted cuts of meat that litter… Read more The City’s Table
Walking with Basho: Spring Breezes Haiku
Spring gusts pick up dirt – ‘Frisco leavings, toxic waste. Mask feels good on face! Tokyo has no trees: I… Read more Walking with Basho: Spring Breezes Haiku
In the Shadow of Basho: Spring in Japan and California
Chiba Beach alone I spy Disney horizons: America looms! L.A spring is grey: No blossom, bloom or flower: Hollywood’s paved… Read more In the Shadow of Basho: Spring in Japan and California
Passion’s Sister
Passion is a violent thing Possessive, red, hot, Always on the offensive. Passion devours Passion deflowers Passion is the fruit… Read more Passion’s Sister
Fever Dream: Fair Warning
I think I snapped. Something inside my head Snapped When a man Banged On my wall For two hours straight… Read more Fever Dream: Fair Warning
Noise
Down by the docks Where memory stops And the cold air covers my face I walk hand in hand Held… Read more Noise
Walking with Basho 5: Visions of Patti
Arm-stretched hair-hidden Coptic-cross Goddess dances! Security Cools. Gloria reigns here! Devotee of garden blooms Only for herself. Dark encircles her… Read more Walking with Basho 5: Visions of Patti
The Polk(a)
Glitter-queens are celebrating by the cathedral, extravagantly head-dressed, platformed shoed, ru paul-ed and uniformed in layers of souffle viscose and… Read more The Polk(a)