A Mourning Poem

I woke upsleep disrupted,not sure why. Made coffee in the dark,and through the kitchen windowsaw a coyoteslip down our serene suburban street. Headlights flareda pickup paused a few houses down,engine rumblinglike a heartbeat under the hood.Then it slithered into placeacross the street,settling at a neighbor’s house. There will beless than twelve hours of daylight todaysomeContinue reading “A Mourning Poem”

Can You Tell Me?

This is a poem written in response to today’s prompt. What principles define how you live? Can You Tell Me? Can you tell mewhat principles you live by?Not the slogans,not the polished phrases you post when you’re feeling righteous,but the heartbeat stuff,the code you keep when no one’s lookin’? Can you tell me what youContinue reading “Can You Tell Me?”