Monthly Archives: July 2018

I do not Know enough, Nor save enough, Nor love enough, Nor dare enough, Nor even pray enough- For those are things That can never be done, Enough.   But I do laugh enough To enjoy the day, And cry enough To massage my pain, And imagine enough To look forward to tomorrow, And wonder… Read more

“The artistic image is not intended to represent the thing itself, but, rather, the reality of the force the thing contains.” -James Baldwin, reporting on African art.   So what image shall I use To portray the force Of a life held back, Of garden mowed over Before it came to bloom?   And what… Read more

Once – I swear, Just once – I brought something home Some assembly required. I scattered it all across the den Parts here, pieces there, and began But never finished. Weeks later, when a friend was visiting, I asked her help And she entered in Only to gasp! Parts scattered and missing Directions torn and… Read more