Life’s Ordinary Glories

You are who you are. This life is your life. If you can't find happiness where you are You won't find happiness elsewhere. Joy is a state of being - It's a revelation - It's a taking off of the veil - An opening of your eyes for the millionth time. The taste of honeysuckle …

Sacramental Acts

An afternoon beer in the shower The written prayers of a Serbian bishop Eating Mexican food alone at the market Chopsticks and noodles A prayer beneath a canopy of trees Contemplating a woman's lips Contemplating her kiss Waking to the rain on your window Writing a poem for a black widow These are the sacramental …

A Traveler of the Stars

As long as I'm in pursuit of You, I can never be lonely, my Love, For I carry You everywhere And You infect every crack and crevice Of my broken being. I am Your Kintsugi bowl And it's Your gold That has put me back together again. I shall never break As long as I'm …

The Phantom Worlds of Sleep

They all have similarity in simplicity, My dreams about women - few and far between. I've only dreamed about a handful in all my life. Always short - always warm, My head in her lap, My tears in her belly button, Soft kisses on my face in hallways Or houses I've never seen Or beaches …

I Might Wait In Vain

I wait for a woman Who has the heart of Li Qing Zhao. Do I wait in vain? A woman who sits upon the mountain Just to watch the cherry blossoms bloom, A woman who finds the greatest pleasure in life, Drinking wine and drinking poetry Hours into the night.