the painstaking today
poems
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
cats 2
a cat
mouth less grin
buddy high horse lament and scratch
frayed taggles and raggles
no capitals
observe ben marveling marble
observe hind and hynes
cats
sock dreams in phrase following
night catches no lights
whisper darkly and ben has been
on the top for time
stairs up with no moon
following or followed
wheels roll in breeze as trees tap tin or
rub metal as he said and sake
and fled inflate
Monday, February 23, 2026
sun things
the sun sets as i wait and listen
i navigate to the locations where you should be
and i wait to hear the things you tell me
that you haven't already told me
which i think you have
but will you tell me again?
Friday, February 06, 2026
today
the first break
the first today
adding spaces that aren't asked for
stumbling over sidewalk sprinkles and
taboo inuendo
watching the vagabonds slurp down tepid vapor
in their wait for incommunicado transit
piling it all in the hopes of tossing it out
10 minutes locked out
i sip the slurp that gets me to the next step
and isn't that what we all want
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
dooor
the old walls are here
we cleaned them with as-seen-on-tv
cleaner
a spit shine would suffice
when the couch is cleared i'll spray and scrub the foam
kick up dust and show it who's boss
Saturday, January 31, 2026
emptying
how far down does the glass go
how high up does the draw bridge go?
can we still jump over
overdrive until we can't drive anymore
peaches will be peaches when the tunes are finished, and the tunes begin again
Friday, January 30, 2026
it's all water
tap water ripples waves upon the broader sea
tears come down as i watch the fairy boats
crossing through the starlit canvas of night
smoke and mirrors play
fay folk songs of long ago
forgotten by our modern age
planck length
i will wander
i will wonder
we will sit upon this fence, this precipice
we will observe the objects which cannot be seen
without the aid of manufactured vision
trails with no end
space which does not exist
Feynman isn't here to explain, and we don't need it anyway