Monthly Archives: June 2024

Haiku-led Poetry:  Narcissus

a mirror has no memory but reflection of present knowledge                           -June 27, 2024 Narcissus, good-looking gent that he was, paused to quench his thirst at the pool, spied his reflection and fell in love with his own image, so … Continue reading

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Johnny Appleseed on the Frontier

the fruit is the dream of the seed, the apple’s form flowers from this myth

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This Is Dedicated

This Is Dedicated to the fireflies they hover muggy over June fields signaling clues for waxing crescent moons this is dedicated to the Atlantic tides that bring the sea turtles’ mission burying eggs on sands of barrier islands their mantra … Continue reading

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Hebrew Toast

I cut my middle finger this morning, an accident, the blade slips by the first joint near the tip; holding a braid of challah with my left hand, sawing with a serrated bread knife in my right instead of pressing … Continue reading

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