Issue #1

RECITAL

WHAT STUNNING ASCENT.SUCH AURAL LIFT: THE LAST NOTEPLAYED INCORRECTLY.

VEINS

VEINS OF WATERDRAW COUNTLESS PORTRAITSFROM AN EAGER SPRING.

FORGIVE THE RAIN THATFALLS OVER THE SEA BUT NOTON YOUR THIRSTY FIELD.

WOODPECKER TAPPING

WOODPECKER TAPPINGSOMEWHERE AMONG THE PINE TREESSTELLAR JAY SCOLDING

I RUB MY HANDS ONROBINS’ BREASTS TO WARM DEAR OLDWINTER’S FROSTED BLUE LIPS.

A DEER SCENE

IN THE STILL OF GRASSA BROWN BUCK KNEELS FOR RESTHIS HORNS WEAVE THROUGH BRANCH.

FIELDS OVERFLOWFROM A PASSING RAIN-A THOUSAND BIRDS SWIM

SONG OF THE MUSE

SONG FELL FROM HIS LIPS ~AND LANDED UPON HER SKIN ~WHERE HE LONGED TO BE

LIGHT WIND IN TALL GRASS

LIGHT WIND IN TALL GRASSHEAVY SEEDS ON SLENDER STEMSNOW GREEN TURNING GOLD

FEVER

MY DELICIOUS SKINRHYTHM ON PERFUMED VELVETFEVERISH BEAUTY

NO DOUBT IN HER HEARTBUT THE PURE STIFLING COLD OF REDEXASPERATION.

ICE DRAGON

LIKE AN ICE DRAGONALONE ON THE WHITE HIGHWAYA WINTER RUNNER

WORKING THE ICE CREAMWE WALK ALL THE WAY BACKTO YESTERDAY

REFLECTION

RAZOR IN MY HANDTHE FACE IN THE MIRROR ISTHAT OF MY FATHER

WINTER HAS COME WITH WHITESPEED. THE RABBITS SLEEP IN DARKHOLES. I CRAVE NEW WARMTH.

SNOWY FOOTPRINTSSITTING IN THE COLISEUMMOTHER’S SMILE

I-95

SHE LAUGHS AS THE BEEWHIRLY-GIGS PAST THE HALF-HEARTED WINDOW STUCK

TREES IN THEIRWINTER NAKEDNESSREVEALING BIRDS' OLD NESTS

BURNING EMBERS CRASH...PLIABLE YULE LOG LAID LOWPLAYS CHRISTMAS PIANO

SHAPE-SHIFTER

WOMAN WINTER-WRAPPEDSCURRIES SWAYING ON SEA LEGSA PENGUIN IN BLACK SPANDEX AND PINK

HE FOLDS HIS GLASSESPUTS THEM DOWN AND TURNS OFF LAMPSINKS INTO DARK HOLE

SHUTTING DOWN

FOUR WHITE WALLS AND LIGHTSHINING DOWN, TIRED SOUL THINKSOF ENDLESS QUIET.

RAIN

I DREAM IN HAIKUAS IT TAPS AT MY WINDOWIN TART SYLLABLES.

LONE SWAN, HALF A HEARTFORSAKEN DOWN IN THE BOGWINTER HEARTLESS AS DEATH

LOPSIDED MOON...THE DOCTOR TELLS US IT'S TIMEONLY TIME

WINTER'S FLOWER

WINTER GROWS WHITE BLOOMSIN THE SKY, A BATTLE OFSMOKE, SNOW AND SHIVERS.

MARCH WINDS~SPIDER BREAKS FROM WEAVINGAND SWINGS

REVELATION

AS THE SNOW CLEARSHEADSTONES ARE UNCOVERED…THE DEAD COME TO LIFE

WARM HANDSCRADLE MY HEARTA LOTUS BLOOMS

RICE FIELD HARVEST TIMELANDSCAPE AMBIGUITYLESSONS FOR THE HEART

ABANDONED FIELDS WHEREONLY WINDS AND THORNS WILL RIDEHOST THE SILENT RAIN

A FIELD OF MOTIONLESSWINDMILLS- SUN SETSGENTLY TO THEIR BACKS

MEMORY II

PAIN CUTS LIKE A KNIFEAND REMINDS ME THAT I HAVEFORGOTTEN TO FORGET

DENOUNCING WINTER

THE TREES QUIETLYDISSEMINATE OPINIONIN JOYFUL CARTWHEELS

IN FAILURE WE FALLWAKING UP TO OUR OWN PAINRISE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

SALMON SKY SHOT BLUESPARKS MORNING WITH SURPRISEVISUAL CAFFEINE

BODY SURFING~CHILD’S HAND ON PREGNANT BELLYRIDES THE WAVES

OLD MEMORIESFLASH OF LIGHTNING LEAVES YOUBLACK AND WHITE

AUTUMN

THE YELLOW LEAVES FALLAND SLOWLY FILL THE SPACE, WHERETHE SHADE USED TO BE

SCENT

HIDING BEHIND BUSHESYELLOW WITH BLACK STRIPES…A TIGER LILY

DARK BRANCHED SILHOUETTESPLAY HIDE AND SEEK WITH THE MOONLANTERN TO THE EARTH

SHIFTING, SEARCHINGIN LAYERS OF VIRTUAL ORE—THE DATA MINERS

FIREFLIES IN A JARCONSTANTLY MOVINGNEVER PROGRESSING

RED HAIKU

MOSCOW IN THE SPRINGRED SQUARE GOOSE STEP, SHARPLY RIGGEDMILITARY ROW

TRANSPARENT HEART

YOUR TRANSPARENCYUNDER THE MOON'S BRIGHTEST LIGHTMAKES MY HEART QUIVER

APRIL’S RISE REVEALSCHERRY BLOSSOMS’ SPLATTERED EYESIN STONE’S LONG WHITE FACE

GINGER INCENSE SPEAKSAIR BUBBLES CATCHING MOMENTSWHICH WORDS CANNOT HOLD

SQUASH FLOWERING

AWAITING FIRST FROSTBRIGHT SQUASH BLOSSOMS BREATH GOLDENBEES BRUSH YOUR GREY LOCKS

AUTUMN NIGHTHANDS REACHING DOWN FOR WATERSCOOP UP THE MOON

FROM THE TIME THEY METHE HAD EYES ONLY FOR THE BEAUTYHE SAW WHEN SHE HELD UP THE MIRROR.