Sea Words
The far cliff is lost in the mist, like everything I thought I knew. . [ 1590 ]
A Few More Scratches
Sings the Stream
This thing you call effort, sings the stream — why do you still cling to it so? . [ 1589 ]
Just As If
The tie you never wore, The pants too tight, too loose, Too long, too short to fit, And all the rest of it. Hello, madam. Good day, sir. My hat is off, my head is soft, My heart is just a blur. But I love you — yes, I love you, Just as if I were there And you were here. . [ 1588 ]
Love Story
Cradle the cup, and when you bring it to your lips, this is your first kiss. . [ 1587 ]
Star Light, Star Bright
A picture of a mountain isn’t a mountain. So with a river, a flower, and those we hate and love. Memory, too, is a kind of picture, as are words. The word mountain isn’t a mountain. But to show each other our pictures, we climb mountains and mountains of words. The memory of something that happened isn’t the happening. Maybe that’s one reason we keep fighting wars. Genocide in books […]
Reason No Reason
It isn’t good sense that keeps me writing. It’s the sense that everything’s good. . [ 1585 ]
Gardener’s Tune
shovel deep / shovel strong / I love your forever song . [ 1584 ]
Eleven Years Since
I’m reading Ulysses again, and Joyce and I agree, all three of us have changed. . [ 1583 ]
Water Music
Listen — even this low, the stream above North Falls sings of abundance. . [ 1582 ]
Waiting for Rain
afternoon sun / the first ripe apple / and an oven to bake it in . [ 1581 ]
William Michaelian 