Salt and Sunflower Seeds a mouse sits on the edge of the steel grate below the ceiling. his beady eyes bulge as he nibbles…

Old Woman Sitting alone, old, a woman in her living room, the drained, blue-gray wash of her eyes staring down deep into a memory,…

Gas Station Semblance of an oasis in the warm, cricket-rich dark, illumined with a steady glow of muted iridescence. The teller is fully-fleshed, folds…

Mary Magnolia blossom Giving beauty and fragrance Fades into freshness Apple blossoms rise Apple blossoms rise And fall always in the world And inside…

Click. A button was pressed on a lighter and a small flame appeared in the dark sanctuary. It was like a seed of light,…

From wind-sifted trees the cold fire of crisp leaves scrape across cement ******* Coffee-steam vanishes before a window of winter ******* Wingtips slowly slicing…

Train In the dim, flat, yellowish light of the cabin, my brothers and the other passengers sat almost motionless, staring out through green-tinted windows,…

Opening the door and walking out into the warm night, I step out onto the suburban streets of my neighborhood, their grainy texture partially…

The Innkeeper points through his doorway from out of firelight, laughter, to a cold manger. *** Immanuel She rips strips of cloth, placing Him,…

My Life My life is An obstacle. Sadness is a hurdle. My life is A cloud. Angriness is thunder. My life is A field.…