star gazing
a surge of light
midnight sky

starry skies
blanket the night . . .
on beyond infinity

sunlight unfolding
my hairs stand on end
calm meditation

sun shines through the clouds
as if to say,
“You’re not alone.”

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

full moon
wondering
what lives beyond

mother’s advice
gives her courage—
graveside chat

my missed flight
on the news—
World Trade Center

wondering as I hold
the Leaning Tower of Piza
when will it fall

TOP half champion

CHAMPION

BOTTOM half champion

beauty with
a painted smile
what does she know?

strip our skin
we are skulls
with eyes

unsettling waters
I thought I saw
a mermaid

in the pile of ashes
you caught my eye
wedding photo

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

dusty bookshelf
in the childhood home
calls for me

old familiar church pew
holds me down
my feet fidget

shivers travel down my spine
as we sing
How He Loves

I have seen
the face of God
Handel's Messiah