Long time no post, for various reasons. Some are technical problems, others personal. I ould prefer to mostly just post poems, but nobody really reads anything other than the haiku and senryu and posting my longer poems means that some publications will consider them "published." So, I'll just be posting short forms mostly from now on.
PROVIDENCE My grandfather escaped a broken chain of islands off West Africa. Off course, they Rhode a storm to an Island that wasn't.
GRAMMA LESSONS My grandmother never spoke Kriolu with me,
but still put catxupa,
jagacida and linguiça
on my tongue.
Working her last nerve- Almost full moon
Shrimp Gumbo- Waiting for the heat to come on
Morning fog- The clam boats unload their odor
New recipe- I try to visualize whirled peas
Presidential debate- The garbage disposal grinds to a halt
Telephone line- A constant static of starlings
Cracked flower pot the deep purple blossom her newest bruise
Halloween- The Dentist's pumpkin has all its teeth
Halloween- The kids stack peanut butter cups
Halloween Eve- The tattoo guy practices on a pumpkin
Red light- From the open Marquis' window Sade streams
Supermarket line- Halle Berry is free again
Autumn- Into a pile of leaves we fall
Fire truck- The leaves of the Flame Maple smolder
Home poker game- The origamist folds his cards
Dad's resolve- Folded into three corners of a flag
Verdade
Tudu Morna tem un Mar
ki ca tem mar di agua
tem mar di Sodade
Flashing roadside in the cop's Aviators- Fireflies
Columbus Day- Discovering the taste of tears
Slave Quarters- Every cabin a Master bedroom
Notification from my favorite app- Blood Moon
Swept up to the top of her head- Super Moon
Buried halfway
in a new Bestseller-
Fallen leaf
