Dervishes of Devotion, A Poem
Field Notes from Within My heart is a staunch defender of allI am, beating with relentless passionthe wherewithal of my …
Category Archives: My Writing
Brimless Being, A Poem
Brimless Being Sharp edges, sharp endings, thingsthat shatter like teacups on tiled floors,hurt feelings, resentments, things thatbind like too-tight shoes. …
Poem: A Prodigal Turns Prophet
Three summers I spent by the river in the heat of a homeless camp. (Having left my father’s home, which …
Writing Again, Loving It
I’m working again on that novel I wrote about in The White Hot Flow of Writing some time ago. I …
A New Tenderness Toward This Body
Crossroads by Louise Glück My body, now that we will not be traveling together much longerI begin to feel a …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part V – Lasting Love
They say opposites attract. That was true when my husband and I first met. I found in him everything I …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part IV – Love Lost & Love Renewed
Not long after I decided to leave my husband I met someone new. I was working part-time at a book …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part III – Disappointed Love
When I first fell in love, it was a hot thing—urgent, possessive, almost feverish at times. I truly saw love …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part II – Erotic Love
photo here In celebration of April as National Poetry Month and our 50th wedding anniversary (yes, I was a child …
Memoir of a Marriage in Poetry, Part I – Innocent Love
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month and our 50th wedding anniversary (yes, I was a child bride), I’ll …
