At some stage You become enough And when people walk away You don’t chase If they feel inclined to stay That’s nice Some may prevaricate Standing on the threshold They may threaten you with their absence Or not call Write Hoping you will close your eyes And yearn But don’t, because This is thing they […]
Transformation in the human Is not so obvious as in nature We arrive at the melting pot And overthink The very brink At which it occurs Repeatedly. The caterpillar doesn’t know How not to grow It follows instinct into the cocoon Obliterated it waits Its wings don’t appear They self create And at some point […]
Mary Oliver goes to the woods And I go to my garden Epiphanies bloom like flowers I inhale aromatics Taste parsley and mint Coriander and sage Make herbal teas from the Rosella Lemon balm And thyme Bundles of chives, Kale Bok choy Choy sum And the common lettuce Are added to my breakfast I pluck […]
