The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal

Red rose petals drift Over yellow nasturtiums Blue sky and green grass

Poised on the woodpile Pleased and self-possessed bluebird Berry in his beak

I went to the Symphony on Thursday night excited about the Ruckert Lieder, but it was the Mahler 1 that thrilled me. As they say, that’s why...

L'Shanah Tovah, especially to Shushu So far the ram's horn Blast has searched my heart: repent, Renew, and rejoice

Lilies of the Nile Beaten down by morning rain Yellowing seed pods

I had been re-reading some of the Grene/Lattimore translations of Greek tragedy, and I was just a couple of days in (seriously!) when someon...

Chatting and laughing Last night in a dream you came -- A stranger, and dead

Remember this hour Just weeks ago when the light Was gold and not grey

Tea-stained coffee mug, E-mail printouts, dried-up pens: Office nature morte

Light might be changing Above the daylong gray clouds But how can I tell? ******* And quick summer rains Will splash on your naked skin For ...