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Dark Eyed Junco
With love in my Right Hand, A Soul in the left. All creation is a friend And a friend is one I listen to. They need not hear me speak, or know My life at all. A friend is one I listen to And trust, and love, And believe is True.
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Wound up here
Poem-vember, November 11, 2025
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Pray Without Ceasing
Poem-vember, November 7th, 2025
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Two Ships on the Subway
Poem-vember, November 6th, 2025
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My Rock, My River
Poem-vember, November 4th, 2025
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Worship
Poem-vember, November 3rd, 2025
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Dependable Light
November 26, 2024
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Perfect Days
November 16, 2024.
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The Limb
November 13, 2024.
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Fall Light
November 12, 2024.
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The Stand
November 11, 2024.
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Uni Kuru Toga
November 9, 2024.
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Hunger
November 8, 2024.
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Thirst
November 7, 2024.
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Dawn
November 6, 2024.
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Route 28 South
November 5, 2024
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The Stand
November 4, 2024
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Proclamation or Promise
November 3, 2024
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Posture of a Mother
November 2, 2024.
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Return
November 1, 2024
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The Same Path, Once More
A poem about loss, how it comes, and sometimes does not stay. How it always stays in the end.
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Cleaning the Hallway
A poem about house work.
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The Diving Board
A poem about time and distorted memories.
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West Virginia- Dolly Sods Wilderness
A recap of a weekend backpacking trip in West Virginia covering about 20 miles.
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Section 1- Calling the Trail Home.
Recap of my first section along the AT, 4/14/2024 – 4/19/2024
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Sowing What You Reap
A poem admiring natural cycles.
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Elixir of Life
Written for the theme “Ear of the cat” in a writing group.
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Help!
A break form my usual style for a fun goofy poem.
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The Shenandoah
Inspired by the traditional song “Shenandoah” and its connections to my life.
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The Sphinx
A poem about the serenity of dogs, especially my dog, Pip.
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Day Zero
The final day of prep before the trail. 4/13/2024
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Tied in a Not
A poem on transience ingrained within intimacy.
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Worth the Night
A poem on intimacy and continuity of time.
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Sun & Moon Sonnet
A sonnet inspired by the phrase “It was in love I was created and in love I hope to die.”
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The Sea of Tranquility
A poem about repeated journeys.
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The River to Pray
A poem about kinship with the potomac river and occasionally muddled memories held in it.
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Mourning for Light
A poem mourning the long days of warmer months.
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The First Light and Long Since
A short poem on waking in good spirits.
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No One
Inspired by the view of roadkill from a speeding car.
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A Poem in the Oldest Woods
Concrete poem in the shape of a tree.
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Less Traveled By
Poem inspired by Frost’s Road Not Taken.
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A Conversation with Calypso
Written for a friends poetry night.
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Until Next Year
November 30, 2023!
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Next Month Again
November 29, 2023
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The burden
November 28, 2023
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Old Long Since
November 27, 2023
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The Potomac
November 26, 2023
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Winter
November 25, 2023
