Poem: This is the Time
A November sunset
in the San Joaquin Valley
is yellow as a fried egg. Continue reading → A November sunset
in the San Joaquin Valley
is yellow as a fried egg. Continue reading → Poem: Some Things Want to be Found
You said your greatest fear
is being forgotten –
Then you let me go
like your bicycle that was stolen last May
and you never reported it, because,
you said, “They never find them anyway.” Continue reading → Poem: Not a Redwood
I’m real as a redwood tree,
powerful and still.
Men orbit and disappear
while I wait, rich with life… Continue reading → Poem: The One Who Stays
I’ll take your hidden childhood
and the lines around your eyes
like little light rays
and I’ll be the one who stays. Continue reading → Poem: Almond Blossoms
I have turned my words
into almond blossoms
and scattered them on your bed. Continue reading → The Heart Breaks but Love Survives
An ocean wave is born. In that instant it is glorious and unafraid. Sunlight shines through it as through emerald glass, and sparkles on the foam. That is its moment of worship and praise. Continue reading → Violence as a Means of Promoting a Worldview is a Failed Strategy
Any organizations – or nations – that think they can achieve meaningful goals through violence are only squandering resources, wasting lives and corrupting their moral centers. Continue reading → Poem: A Mountain in My Mind
You are a mountain in my mind.
I lie on your slopes
and breathe deeply as your birds sing. Continue reading → Poem: Only if You Love Me
Yes, I’m ready,
but only if you love me.
I meant everything I said.
I saw you volunteering
at the Food Not Bombs stand
and beckoning with your hand.
I wasn’t avoiding you. Continue reading → Poem: Big Bang
Big Bang. Temperature
beyond measure.
Splitting apart, coming together.
Between inception and conception
a world is born. Continue reading →