Under the Covers
Through the night’s silent fog, drifting
at the stem of the islands.
Returning to the City of the Flood
I have returned to the city of the flood,
where unsuspecting citizens still wait for the rain to cease
Whale of a Tooth
It took me under like a whale diving.
Such displacement from our sudden sundering,
Resurrected Skin
There was this one time that Christ
appeared in the midst of his friends
Heart of August
I dive through Summer on two thin tires.
Pillars of leaves and needles parse
Valley of Foxes
You have arranged
a valley, a home for foxes.
Death of a Woodcutter
Ravens are sweeping down the line of trees,
diving into a fog that
Autumn in the City (One Hundred Years)
The air is thick with the burning islands.
I wake in the morning to a dry throat.
Spring in the City (Year Ten)
Look at him looking at her. He
watches her fingers, deftly tucking back
Winter in the City (Year One)
All is returned to dust.
Every breath is taken back by a jealous
Summer in the City (Day One)
You must have returned, must be
living, even now, within the city walls,
Marlin and the Final Journey
I’m not sure why I miss you.
You were just so many pounds