Homesick In my chest I long for stately old trees.Ancient Doug firs enduring on the coast.Atlean boughs holding heaven’s furycloudbursts, showers, pouring drops—tempests hostssteadfast, vigilant, enduring guidepostsfaithful watchers, reposing sentinels.I would sit underneath content, engrossed.My distance from you is lamentable. A few are standing after centuries.Others taken—sawed, hacked, cutdown, and poached.Humans have perched high in… Continue reading Form 8 – Ballade
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169+ Poems
I moved to Los Angeles just over six months ago, and I have been stuck since. This city is ugly, I have no friends here, I have a good job but it doesn’t fill my soul, and my usual passions are either currently out of reach or they feel stale. This project is an attempt… Continue reading 169+ Poems