The Hard Facts of My ECG

I dive into the depths
of my heart
to record the hard facts
often, I am stricken
by the beat
of my own words

please read my ECG
a diagram of chambered secrets.

Summer 2009 issue of Concise Delight Magazine of Short Poetry

Nightlife

looking out the car window
you gaze across the glittering city
someone is watching you drive by
from a dark street corner
neon lights flash by your window
your realm is someone else’s dream

Summer 2009 issue of Concise Delight Magazine of Short Poetry

Pickled Sorrow

I slice my sorrow,
pickle the cutlets,
and closet them in a jar.

When hungry,
I'll have a slice
with pinot noir.

Winter 2009 issue of Concise Delight

Quiet Night

Frost carpets my room.
Bewitched by the bright moon,
my shadow and I sit by the window
gazing upon her white jade face.
Hours later she elopes
with my only companion.
I am left alone to wait
for the morning cacophony of traffic.

Winter, 2009 issue of Concise Delight

Love Tanka

the cooing
of a dove by my window --
I try to decipher
the Morse code sent from you
an ocean away

Winter 2009 issue of Concise Delight;
anthologized in 140 And Counting