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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Sappho’s Song (2021)
Sappho’s Song Sing me no songs of the daylightfor the sun is the enemy of lovers.Sing me instead of shadows and darknessand the memories of midnight. Sing me no songs of domestic brewsfor the lite beers do not intoxicate.Sing me … Continue reading
Fraiku: Pebble
Each year a pebbleadded to my cairnthe pilgrim carries a scythe This Fraiku for the Living Poetry Prompt. Bonus: my latest poem, A Boy’s Afternoon in Summer, is up at Whispers and Echoes.
Let’s Pretend
Let’s pretendI’m riding in this skullpulling levers pressing pedalsmaking this body obey my will Let’s pretendyour little pilot is looking outthrough those smokey eyeswindows to your flight deck Let’s pretendminds are distinct from bodiesthat this chemistry felt over drinksis more … Continue reading
Fraiku: Social Media
Let poetry soothethe slings and arrowsof your social media life
Angry Afternoons on Whispers and Echoes
Whispers and Echoes has published one of my new poems on the timely theme of summer, titled Angry Afternoons. My thanks to their editor Sammi Cox.
Luminescence
Luminescence I’ve never seen a glowwormbut as a boy I trapped jarfulsof fireflies to serveas nightlights in my bedroom.Even when I threw in a handful of grass,assuming that’s what they ate,they’d never last the night. I don’t see many lightning … Continue reading
Fraiku: Purpose
The purpose of a porpoisepostulated precisely in a pleasing poemthat the porpoise’s purpose’s play (For this week’s Living Poetry Prompt and, just in case you missed it, my poem At the Beach appeared on Whispers and Echoes yesterday.)
A Tree in Winter
This afternoon I spent some time with the good folks at Charles House. I’ve been visiting there more-or-less monthly for the past five years. Today’s topic was tree poetry. Among the poems I shared were Winter Trees by William Carlos … Continue reading
Fraiku: Science
If science were easyeveryone would do itlisten to your nerds
Koi in a Bucket published at Spank the Carp
Nearly a year ago, Spank the Carp held an ekphrastic contest where we were given an image to inspire our poetry. I thought I’d give it a try and while I didn’t win, the editor asked if he could publish … Continue reading
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 