A Reading from the Book of Exile By Padraig O Tuama chapter one there are no chapters chapter two he has been moved beyond belief chapter three and he…
On my dad’s 76th birthday,I spend an easy day with my son,Watching him play on the ground,Rolling a car back and forth.From my position on the couch,M…
Go to your broken heart.If you think you don't have one, get one.To get one, be sincere.Learn sincerity of intent by letting life enter, because you'r…
I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark morning streets, I point and name. Look, the sycamores, their mottled, paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves…
Life is short, though I keep this from my children.Life is short, and I’ve shortened minein a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,a thousand deliciou…
"What was not, although it might have been... By Marilyn Hacker What was not, although it might have been worse than it was, was still a train wreck. …
