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Food was growing before I ever knew hunger, The world spun a thousand beats before my heart’s first gasp, Friends wish me well, even when I’m sleeping, And justice is a million years away, and happening now.

I’m very excited to announce the publication of my new book, “Hamlet in Haiku: The Bard’s Masterpiece Retold in five-seven five”. This book “translates” the entire plot of Hamlet into haiku form. It’s an homage to the original, which, I … Continue reading →

May the night’s peace find its way into the day’s chaos, Just as the day’s light glimmers on the night’s mystery.

May you live on the earth. May the trees give you breath, the rain give you movement, the goods of the ground feed you and fire keep you warm. May you have a family of beings that caused your coming, … Continue reading →

I pause in meditation to give God an opportunity to love me more fully, for which, I imagine, He is grateful. He looks me over: the way the skin holds to my arms and legs, my posture, the holes between … Continue reading →

It’s 6:00 am, and I’ve already had a cup of coffee this morning. I had it just the way I like it – black and in a cup. There was some coffee left in the pot yesterday, which means there’s … Continue reading →

My friend, I wish you: warm clothes on your back, clean water in your well, a spark in your eyes, money in your pocket, something lovely in your hands, or at least useful, not too much wax in your ears, … Continue reading →

May pleasures fill your life as the rain of a storm fills hungry soil, And your sorrows be a slight drizzle between rainbows.