Tag Archives: stages

interior work – March 8

3.8.2017 [interior work: reflections on a dream] he slides his hand into the jacket pocket an envelope partly folded, holding directions he no longer wants to follow   burdens, laid on by connection to connection that need letting go of. … Continue reading

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house repairs – August 22

8.22.2016 house repairs fast and furious   as if it knew that tuition payments had ended. ————————-

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steps – May 15

5.15.2016 home. feet up, good book. my love hoes the garden we sit and read, touch things, bury our minds and faces for moments now that the last of the nest has stepped out. —————————

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beds now empty – February 27

2.27.2016 beds now empty we move tables chairs rugs desks   adjusting steps for playing the next game. ———————-

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lay away – September 30

9.30.2015 I put the toy to rest emptying its tank resetting the battery tucking all away for another season.   left to lie fallow. —————

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sitting by evening fire – October 27

10.27.2014 sitting by evening fire winds of autumn starting to chill the night air outside   my eyes see a newer self in the hall mirror   older, more lines, weariness askance, matching the soreness of muscles that now hurt … Continue reading

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