Doppelganger
I spend a lot of time at the pharmacy these days. On any given day, I take 6-7 prescriptions -
New Math
A few years go I heard a saying from Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan that continues to teach me -
Autumnus
Last week our friends came to visit as they took their son to college. The next day, in the early
Dropping off Your Son at School
Last night we hosted friends from college who'd just dropped off their middle son at college an hour
Shoe Lessons
This week found me in my living room, sewing in the wee hours after my son asked me to repair
Meeting an old friend
I've told you many stories of the pond that lives down the road from my house. But first
Remembering a great dog
There's a New Yorker cartoon, with a dog laying on the couch at the therapist's office.
Night swimming
This is a poem that surprised me. They often do. But this one especially.
Each of us has exiles -
Inviting the weather
Nature is the most generous and helpful teacher. So many of my poems come when I'm watering the
Waterfall
Two and a half years ago, on a Friday night, my son and I were leaving Houston when our car