Tuesday, June 8, 2010


Off the T.V.

Off the whiskey

Off the caffeine

Off the evening news

There’s a baby on the way

Full in the belly

Full in the heart

Full in the question

Full in the breast

There’s a baby who needs a name

Busy in the bedroom

Busy in the kitchen

Busy in the nursery

Busy in the nest

There’s a baby needs a place to stay

To be continued dot dot dot

Sunday, February 7, 2010

?


the girl you used to love has gone to idaho
eat your potatoes
and drink your beer
the branches by the river
rub together like bones
another bowl of soup
all alone
time passes in a fury
when hearts are racing to the finish
there are no short cuts
when it comes to love
you just lost sight of the present
let it melt away with the snow

the dogs are begging for you
to come on back home
who could have predicted
the way things would go

just about anyone
with two eyes and a head
just about anyone
that's who
just about anyone
but me and you
just about anyone
but me and you






Wednesday, January 13, 2010


something is sad ? I'm trying not to revert.
BUT, a cold front is pushing through my veins
crackle,static,always on alert
it's getting to be quite a long winter
balled up paper and ribbons on the floor
all the noisy guests are gone
all the gifts have been given except for one
and i wonder where you are
a tree branch scratches my window
the high pitch of the freezer hums
no t.v. and the music isn't on
asleep is not an easy thing
coca cola was my first addiction
i cut a paper heart and glue it to a can
string it from the ceiling with some twine
turn on the fan and watch it twirl
maybe i'm bored but this seems dreamy
cross my eyes and i think i see you
order seeds from every catalog
choose them by names like:
"Forget Me Not" and "Hydrangea's In Love"
looking forward to the sun
i'm looking forward,
looking forward to the sun