just saying you don’t believe
in love anymore
doesn’t stop
a glass falling to the floor or
the earth circumnavigating the sun
like gravity…
14 Apr 2013 7 Comments
in gogyohka, poetry Tags: gravity, loss, love, NoPoMo
remembered rituals
20 Feb 2013 12 Comments
in haiku, poetry, thoughts Tags: food, grandma, loss, memories
plain white bread toasted
spread to the edges with jam
dunked in hot black tea
Mercurochrome spread
quickly over knees scraped raw
the hurt blown away
grilled cheese triangles
tomato soup made with milk
and oyster crackers
respecting elders
always saying I love you
flowers on your grave
tea for one
31 Jan 2013 5 Comments
in gogyohka, poetry Tags: loss, ritual, tea, washing dishes
she reads the leaves
surviving in her cup
before washing them away –
finding solace
in ancient rituals