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Call It a Moment of Clarity: A Villanelle
Another piece on the passage of time. I got the idea from a short story I once read about a woman who regretted missing her child’s first school play. Instead she spent the day watching the clock, waiting in a … Continue reading
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Death and Depression
I have always been fascinated by stories and poems that personify death. Think On a Pale Horse; The Sandman Series; Meet Joe Black. It’s somehow comforting to think that death might be able to relate to us in some human … Continue reading
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Constitutionally Incapable
The first person who read this poem asked me to read it at a poetry reading. The second person said, “Hey, is this about me?” and the third person said, “It must be hell to be you.” “Do I contradict … Continue reading
Proust Stops in for a Drink at Dan’s Place
In 2009, I was asked to compose a poem that would be a companion piece for this Nancy Lepo painting entitled “Dan’s Place.” I was reading Remembrance of Things Past that summer. Enough said. I Wandering the side streets in search … Continue reading
A Waking
Originally this poem was called “Waiting for Easter” because I was thinking of the hopelessness of that long, dark stretch of desolation that sometimes comes right before the early spring. Then I changed it to “A Waking” in honor of … Continue reading
The End/The Beginning
This poem was written while I was taking a class called Earth Science. It was originally called “Supernova,” but I thought “The End/The Beginning” sounded more optimistic. I enjoy writing poems with interesting rhyme schemes, like this one A/A/B/A that … Continue reading
Along the Way 