Poetry
July/Aug 2015
Two Walks
The walk I took with my friend when he set out a problem we both knew neither could solve. And the walk I took with my wife with its little […]
Poetry
July/Aug 2015
Uncontested
The divorce was uncontested. One person tried very hard to stay married, but finally gave up. He was the faithful type, his mother s name tattooed to his right shoulder. […]
Poetry
Summer 2009
The Blue Boat
If the boat is ugly, but the bay is beautiful, is the sail a good one? And if the other boats are beautiful, but their hulls and sails are stenciled […]
Poetry
Winter 1997
On the Mooring
This boat's like a little house that keeps turning To look at things. Or else the houses go rolling by On ball bearings, with their accompanying trees, then come rolling […]
Poetry
Winter 1997
A Memoir
for Miriam Levine I'd like to write memoiristically, but my interest in myself Keeps getting in the way. Not to mention my foggy Memory. The miracle is you could describe […]
Six Poems, Three Poets
Autumn 1984
Inscrutable
She says he’s become inscrutable. So she forces the issueOn Friday evening, which gives her the rest of the weekendTo cry. And her hand is shaking. Like a tissueShe is […]
Six Poems, Three Poets
Autumn 1984
Dissolving the Boundaries
Book report: Have you read R. K. Narayan’s The English Teacher?You may recall, it’s about a man’s adjustment to living with his wifeAfter he’s gotten used to solitude. At first […]