No # New Short Poem

The (  ) comes upThe Ç gets writers blockThe ~ is calm, gentle windThe ≈ are risingThe captain and his wifewatch their little girl watch the colored ballroll between her handsCan I get you some coffee, Babs?

Short Poem No.31

The sermon was about bringing Jesus into your boat –that is, not being afraid –you do have a boat don’t you?Her legs were as soft as steel in the desert, Euphrates, you have seen a tiger haven’t you?Sexy, I’m sexy as hell.

Short Poem No.30

In dreams he wakes to find her sleepingand touches the scar on her hip – a bone he once memorized for a test.In dreams, she sits up straight and wraps the swaddlingclothes around a gray and white-spotted puppy. Says, Go ahead. You’ve got better things to do.Holiday pictures on the mantle in the livingroom