30 November 2010

No gentle shower,
Rather a driving downpour
Beats on my windows.

30 November 2010

29 November 2010

There’s much work to do,
But I see sun and blue skies
And I do not care.

29 November 2010

23 November 2010

And Zevon’s singing
“Disorder in the House.” Now,
Play it when I die.

23 November 2010

17 November 2010

One more sleepless night.
They come more often these days,
When I am alone.

17 November 2010

16 November 2010

Each night, freight trains pass.
In another life, I might have
Been riding along.

16 November 2010

15 November 2010

Some days I wonder
If the world is just a dream.
Then, I see my wife.

15 November 2010

11 November 2010

Full, lush. Ben Webster
Plays “When Your Lover Has Gone.”
Somehow, it’s not sad.

11 November 2010

6 November 2010

A neighbor walking
Her dog in the vacant lot.
An autumn tableau.

6 November 2010

5 November 2010

Sitting at my desk.
Sitting in meetings. All day
Sitting in small rooms.

5 November 2010

4 November 2010

Late this afternoon,
Skies turned dark. Long past sunset,
Rain continues falling.

4 November 2010