Poetry
Winter 1989
Man in the Kitchen
He sits at the table. Sulks. Stares at the wall, Waiting for the phone there to jingle More than ring. His daughter settles finally On the sofa for a nap. […]
Poetry
Winter 1989
How to End a Romance
Snow has a way of falling Gently when the woman makes up Her mind, and it was doing that, Dusting her hair as he hoped To see it in the […]
Poetry
Summer 1986
Snake, Rock: A Poem I Cannot Write
I turn it over in my headAs a boy turns over rocks a hundred timesTo find the snake. I chip it as a manChips a rock at odd angles for […]
Poetry
Summer 1986
The Present
To Marsha Caldwell, nurse The Past: “The odds were a thousand to one, I know, but you were the one and the odds were lousy.” The Future: “Just when you […]
Poetry
Summer 1986
Mothers
Wrong number. I know it as soon as she whinesHello, the accent more Italian than Greek.I push it: this is a holiday, and maybe the voiceWarps somewhere between Philly and […]