(1990)
my real name was Clarence but they always called me Dummy because they thought I was stupid I lived with my Mom and swept up… for a dollar a day ‘cause
In the lamplight leaf shadows break on the ragged edges of my heart
which of our ancestors did it - traded wings for thumbs burdened us with possessions fed us to the uncompromising earth…
Empty moorings and Quiet lighthouse watch the bay Crawl back to the sea
Clouds on horizon Now and then a shorebird’s cry On buffeting wind
summer is ending following the rolling sun quite without remorse
the darkening hills a triumvirate of crows in the glowing gloom
Seagulls hovering Uneven hills encircle Tide pool reflection
little lies, seeds of thyme shallow-rooted, often sewn cover the largest stone yet a tree springs from a single seed
a cookbook is a strange place to find a recipe for the mind but the notes tell me the lemon tr… blooms year ‘round, never stops; while one branch sweetens the air
the sum of the estate: pictures newspaper clippings poems the memories
Time for a pit stop Half face in rear view mirror Road unwound behind
Snowflakes or fireflies Beneath an oval moon Do I wake or dream?
crumbling mortar and stone among the trees it stands alone morning glories creep upon the flo… the stair has fallen through the d… the music of summer is in the air
Still they knock at my door And complain About the state of the world Selling fear Like grape Kool Aid