The Standing Rock Reservation lies across the border between North and South Dakota in the United States, and is inhabited by ethnic “Hunkpapa and Sihasapa bands of Lakota Oyate and the Ihunktuwona and Pabaksa bands of the Dakota Oyate,” as … Continue reading HAIKU
Human Skin A bedside glass holds water for the night, the liquid, clear and cold—a trapped transparency. My little lamp shines out a secret light that bares a colder outdor currency. Now, rubbing on the window, comes the snow to … Continue reading The Skin You’re In
Your Seaport Home for Marianne There’re ghosts where you live in the middle of town; While tucked in my bed, one came in through the door. She was wan and diaphanous, sad and profound, with sheets in her hands … Continue reading Your Seaport Home ( for Marianne)
PAUL Father of my children: Benjamin, Spellman, and Jamila, Bringer of the beat, the bottom, the low end, the earth frequency, Hands with skin like tree bark, elephant skin, Swacking at the strings, the beat and the buzz The slap/skank … Continue reading FOR PAUL
Life is short,And we do not have much timeto gladden the hearts of those whomake the journey with us.So… be swift to love,and make haste to be kind.And the blessing of God,who made us,who loves us,and who travels with usbe … Continue reading Life is Short…