they move through the day
laughter of love on their lips
why can’t you see it?
From Israel to Spain
across the world’s seas
Mediterranean switch
family, home, love, dream
Formula
don’t be so surprised
that i called you out
on everything he already is.
there is a simple formula
to make the world a better place:
be more like him.
(trust me,
it’s been fifteen years
and i still haven’t mixed
the right concoction)
The Road
my summer review
reveals courage from within
found along The Road
Seventeen Syllables
you reach across and tell me
seventeen syllables isn’t enough
she glances from the other side of the bar
and she knows
yet she doesn’t know
this is how it always is
words tossed in inebriation
through passion and desire
for all that is lost,
all that is yet to gain
i want to reach out
and pull you to that booth
(i will, give me a moment)
because you are all that i was
the inner child spilling out
the full-bodied woman bursting through
because you are all that i am
with this unpaid art
my semi-religious followers
and seventeen syllables short
of everything i can’t quite publish
Our Visa Miracle
clouds, mountains, lake, sun
a beach day like no other
WE’RE GOING TO SPAIN!!!!
One Day I’ll Be Back
you hate my haikus
you want the real me in verse
uncensored for you
July (2012) Daughters
Mythili
you start off
the 7-8-9 club
weaving in and out of rocks
your memorized lyrics giving way
to a new generation of song
Isabella
always in charge
you lead two-year-old cousins
on adventures far too grand
for any grown-up to understand
Riona
cousinly love
brings you out of your shell
all day at the beach
your words free for everyone
Denver
twenty-three years back
she pointed at this skyline
this is your new home
Take to the Oars
good music and beer
Red Rocks, my Colorado
feel the beat of love
