A brief respite from burning August heat The freezer-section of the supermarket I consult my list as my children weave In and out, in and...

Last night, amid the evil You unexpectedly held my face And said those things You used to say And I remembered That cherished feeling And...

On a plane again; alone. Through torn openings in Sunlit, cotton-wool clouds I spy populated clusters; Pockets of life, teeming With...

I’ve been stripped once more Back to basics But beauty in life It overwhelms me I watch as men climb On steel structures Cutting...

Unseasonal cold air is blowing in I welcome it gladly I beckon it to caress my skin Just so I can feel… anything. If I had the energy I’d...

Head balanced on hands Staring mutely at wood grain Counting lines, comparing knots My head motionless, eyes darting Lines and knots...

A single ant marches purposefully Along rivulets of moss Like external arteries Clinging to weathered bricks She watches in stillness and...

Cold, empty, winter days In a house bought for two She silently, patiently waits Marking time with her pain Immaculate in his absence She...