Minneapolitan October:


Tonight, the chilled air,
The smell of snicker doodles,
Friday Almanac.

snow grit

by the cold, bright sun

melting near the concrete steps

dirty brown snow grit.


in my cold, bleak yard

no sign of spring to be found

only more snow grit.


lost in cold, dim thoughts

the vernal promise not found

hopeless with snow grit.


by the cold, bright moon

near the concrete steps, freezing,

still winter, snow grit.

ice sunday

sand salt ice scrape slip
sliding november sunday
now sleep dark sleepnight

shouting for silence

OVER-SCHEDULED LIFE,
NOISE TO SIGNAL RATIO
EXCEEDS! PLEASE! QUIET!

over-scheduled life...
noise to signal ratio
exceeds... please...... quiet.

each day

each day gets better
each day more confident, sure
each day, but not now

my grandmother's compliant about her sister

she took my fur coat!
she got married, she eloped!
in my good fur coat!

january

with cruel decision
stuck, unable to let go
cannot move forward