poetry

Psalm 51: an interpretation

Forgive me. Like an animalthat cannot learn, I fallagain into the holethat claims me each time…
Dedication: There but for the “Grace of God” go I

You feel alone.This solitude is one no amount of company can banish.It pervades each nook of…
Incomplete Sonnet

I am touched by the sadness in your eyes. I would wish to enclose you in…
Lessons from Mrs H

One-sided introduction. I’m a student. May I ask you some questions, take a history? I need…
The Elephant in The Room

Do you see Her? The elephant in the room? Of course you do! She can hardly…
Untitled

You talk to my inner critic. You address her directly: I’m here to love you gently…
History; or His Story

Fragility: you look every one of your ninety-three years lying here in this hospital bed, this…
Here

Here, in the darkness of my littleness, it is easy to become consumed by the black,…