Poetry Collections:
A Thread of Scarlet (2024)
Songs of the Islands (2005)
Dawn Will Break (2002)
Songs of Consonants (2001)
Songs of Youth (1998)
Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996)
Uncollected poems
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4. Love It Is No Question
From Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996) I find the pain of speaking cuts me loose,yet cuts me.Over drama acted poorlyhurts that harden knock like bones.Youth is soft and brittle;how we hurt the One we… Read more…
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5. Savoring
From Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996) Supper smiles, scarlet sunsets,kisses stolen in the dark,Fridays, coupon-supper nights,park-green leaves around-about,driving homeward, Christmas-bound.Pictures only we can seeof days we lived awhile ago.Breeze that skips on piney limbs,starlit… Read more…
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6. Missing You at Three
From Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996) Sparkle in my eyes:Your face has come to mind.Missing you at three is nice,Your laugh, your smile, your arms to hold.Our love is grown in solitudes.I linger for… Read more…
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7. I Give No Thing
From Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996) No pretty words, flowers, roses,candles drunk and reeling on their wax,no saucy sentiment, formless lies —None for my love I give.No ever-sweet, sap-clod fake,— over-sweet is poison to… Read more…