new ku 2016

[sasha]

my old black lab
brain tumor
pentathol
months in mourning
alter ego

[WIREMAN]

ryokan weeping
waterfalls tumbling down
view from mountain top

[judih]

a time for silence
a chance for gut spill
this body of tears

[saw]

had to put down Tailor on Christmas Eve
I dug the sobering hole in the backyard
in the rain with my oldest son

[the mingo]

Passover (for judih)

busy day for you
celebrations, old stories,
no longer running

[judih]

thanks, mingo
passover means a nice break from teaching
a time to work my a$$ off marking papers and writing my own
meanwhile it's life and its alternative
......
her biggest heart
no protection from fate
one final morning

[judih]

birds on steroids
party before heatwave
one espresso, two

[judih]

first smell of coffee
first sound of steam
first taste

[saw]

the morning
looks like nightfall
I must be standing on my head

[judih]

tiniest flaws
huge gaps in logic
my new glasses

[judih]

the day begins
old age and vitality
the usual mix

[judih]

mindless habits
permanent chain gang
or chance to escape

[the mingo]

empty bread wrappers
on the table
sun passing the window

[sasha]

sleeping dog whimpers
I stroke
his twitching thigh

[judih]

the delicious fact
night has passed
and here i am!