Mon, 28 Feb 2005
Into the Woods
I don't understand--
some art touches my sorrow.
How? Why only some?
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Sun, 27 Feb 2005
Maya
Characters in films
rarely attract me. But, yes,
sometimes it happens.
written after seeing Sideways
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Nate
Gentle, warm, cryptic,
he says very little but
smiles genuinely.
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The Gates
Bubbly and disarmed,
New Yorkers wander the Gates,
tourists near their homes.
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Sat, 26 Feb 2005
Greenpoint
Deserted corner
of Brooklyn--cross the river,
Manhattan's lights scream.
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Bathroom
The tall black-tied man,
distant and sad, dries my hands
with paper towels.
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Sideburns
After a long month,
I feel a joy while shaving:
New sideburns revealed!
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Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Sudden Slips
The bike's sudden slips
on the snow end suddenly.
The bike carries on.
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Thu, 24 Feb 2005
Empty
Three floors empty
of an empty house. Echoes
of talk and fullness.
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Wed, 23 Feb 2005
Liz II
Curled up on her lap,
too tired to realize that
she leaves the next day.
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Tue, 22 Feb 2005
Cleaning Up
Cleaning up after
my psychoses, stumbling upon
ones I never knew.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2005
Cuddling
I notice her breasts
as they press gently into
my still abdomen.
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Sun, 20 Feb 2005
Doglike Robot
The doglike robot's
skin ripped off, replaced with spines,
and creepy tendrils.
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Sat, 19 Feb 2005
Sabbath
The Sabbath service
strikes a chord deep within me--
liturgy that's real.
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Sacred Balance
The balance--sacred
and irreverant--and those
who can't swing the first.
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Fri, 18 Feb 2005
Mother's Visit
The disappointment
of being sick when my mom
comes to town briefly.
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Almost Not Sick
I'm almost not sick,
but six hours of wakefulness
still tucker me out.
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Thu, 17 Feb 2005
Juiced Vegetables
The juiced vegetables
taste deep and subtle, swimming
healthily through me.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005
Making Art
The materials
gently guide me as I make
an absurd collage.
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Mon, 14 Feb 2005
Sick
The fierce bludgeoning
of chills, tiredness, and hard snot...
until I am sick.
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Seizure
A seizure causes
the meeting to go deeper
except for too tired me.
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Sun, 13 Feb 2005
Liz
She giggles humbly
when they cheer her, not knowing
how good her food tastes.
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Her
Her strange kind cuteness
masks her loving tenderness
and deep forgiveness.
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Anna B
Then I am assailed
with rambunctious energy,
wrestling my joy up.
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Sat, 12 Feb 2005
Simply
Simply being known
and being simply loved; both
make me feel at home.
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Young Friends
My life's sore tension
dissipated by God's love
channelled by Young Friends.
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Gasoline
The sweet scathing smell
of the fumes of gasoline--
my head spins a bit.
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Fri, 11 Feb 2005
Haiku V
Sometimes the haiku
are surprisingly easy.
Sometimes they are hard.
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Mon, 07 Feb 2005
Sunrise
Cold yellow sunrise
after a long strange night of
vicious partying.
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Wed, 02 Feb 2005
Messenger Bag
My messenger bag
gets my shoulders to relax
immediately.
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Tue, 01 Feb 2005
Day Off
A day wholly off.
Without activities' buzz,
it's just me and me.
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