I forgot the names of all the stars And still they smiled back at me. I’m teaching my son to be a nomad And still he loves me fearlessly.  Continue reading Transient Sky

Luna moths instinctively know that upon emerging they are supposed to climb upside down and wait silently for their wings to fill with fluid. This allows them to fly. A bright green baby waited  on the porch all winter in a small brown shell for this moment. A child waited all winter, saw it first and started screaming. Continue reading The Luna Moths Made It Through the Winter

People Often Say “The grass is always greener…” With cynicism And regret But it’s a shamefully simple way To explain our human longings. Maybe we should discuss The softness  of mist covered hills in the distance. The way clear bright full moon eyes can pull on your heart. The part of the trail that twists out of sight, beckoning. The sun dropping below the sea and leaving … Continue reading People Often Say

Yesterday The trees are rattling Their bony branches on a cold blue afternoon Making spidery mandalas around the sun Shouting and making promises Laughing at their nakedness So soon to be clothed in thick green layers. MCW Spring 2015 Continue reading Yesterday

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/12/coming-about-poem/ Coming About And so I’ll turn my vesselA reckless coming aboutOn this endless solstice night. With Green Tara at my sideTo face the deep howling fears. The uncharted territoryMore painful than childbirth,This work of the householder. I’ll look into the mouths of my familyAnd see the universeas the boom swings wideacross the loss we bear. I’ll watch compassion fill our sails,The starsand sounds of loveour only … Continue reading Published on Elephant Journal

Jungles of Virginia Pushing through thick air Moving on borrowed energy over so many soldiers’ bones Symphonies of cicadas enduring the jungles of Virginia Belle Isle, Richmond Va Summer 2014 Continue reading Jungles of Virginia