A Wigwam for a Goose's Bridle

poetry

  • speak your truth

    Martha is admonished for care and hospitality,but Mary — Mary chose the better part, he says…

  • absence

    remember when his absencecaused the heart to shatterrather than grow fonder? it was nothis absence (i…

  • Fred

    soft paw in passinghooks me back into the now –time exhales, anchored

  • sea of bitterness

    Bolt from the bluestrikes without warning,jolts me from reveries,is gone —if you blinked you missed it…

  • Paradox

    Liquorice allsorts. You asked me once why I said I was a paradox. I nevergot around…

  • Two Years

    I’ve never been more alone. I want to call you, right now, out of nowhere and…

  • Passive Smoking

    Can I blame Apple? If we could add storageto the phone, I wouldn’t be clearing out…

  • madeleines and honey

    From breaths offered to L’inconnue de la Seineto dewy spring mornings at Bondi beach,to harbourside fireworks,…

  • Perfect Together

    I wrote some lyrics and am stoked that Blackout Static thought they were worth turning into…

  • time

    Skipping lightlyover days of youthand then,all too soon,etching lines of sorrow.Boasting powerover the years.An untamed dimensionbeyond…

  • the Venn diagram that is a circle

    I want you to know I am gratefulfor your friendshipfor the way you sometimes read my…

  • Easter, 2026

    Your apology is more hollow than this chocolate egg, and by all means hold on to…

  • 100% balanced

    Almost two years since the first time you let me down, colder than this antiquesand-stone sanctuary…

  • Here I love you

    Slivered moon silver over dark pines — here, I hold slivered love for you.Wind disentangles itself;…

  • honey cakes & home

    Just you, the market, and the crunch of autumn leavesbeneath boots made with love. I never…