Prompt: popular culture                 Cherries   The clumsy Victorian where I gave  away my cherry & received one  in return (sweetened by innocence  & eagerness) nearly half a century  ago, has been defaced by white  vinyl siding, its heavy grace  erased.                              As I passed, the car   radio proclaimed “Just somebody   that I used… Continue reading

         nap   eye mask migraine aura pale bursts on a black field somewhere a woodpecker drills a crow barks 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 the sound machine pushes waves into my ears cat purr against my shoulder, train rumble & whistle more felt than heard who-do-you-love who-do-you-love   it’s gone now      … Continue reading

    If I Were   Dead, the earth closes behind me with a snap! Few notice   my absence. This house empties out, paintings   and china scattered among friends and strangers. The cloud   slowly swallows my poems and pictures as domains die     and bills go unpaid. The house opens to… Continue reading