Truth
v.

what do you mean
you don’t…

how will you know? and
what will you do? and
when will
the super glue
of truth

be dry?

Truth
iv.

ask them why
they tarry, eyes turned
Westward, ever
Westward, always longing,
still,
and longer

are you
gone.

Truth
iii.

ask them why
they toil, whence they
came with yet such

gentle hand

stroke hair
from forehead as
you
dream.

Truth
ii.

save you, thought’s
discretion ere
discreet in turn,
shall life’s uncommon
fancy
rest
on thee.

Truth
i.

save you, heart’s
reflection when
at last own
image see.

Untitled
v.

everywhere you touch
I search.
no words.

Untitled
iv.

no understudy.
cast and crew
of you.

Untitled
iii.

in the quiet of you
air moves.
trees whisper.

Untitled
i.

dandelions.
yellow school bus.
where did all the dreams go?

To
v.

To the one
who stays

swirl and
savor.

age.

To
iv.

To the one
who goes

a thousand worlds
away a
universe a
day.

the scent
of you
still lingers.

knows.

To
iii.

To the one who
cries

smile when
you tell us
why.

To
ii.

To the one
who prunes

love.

cut.

grow into you.

To
i.

To the one who
never sleeps

rest here
between
the
lines.

Away
v.

here at the start.
here, the start.
here, start.
start here.



pass start.
start passing.
pass on starting.
on starting, pass.
past starts.



will you wait?
will you wait here?
will you?
here?

Away
iv.

this is not
about qualifications

he said.

(tell that to Buddha
in the rear view
mirror)

(tell V. Mary bauble
where she sits
on the dash)

(tell that to your wait-
you-don’t-have-one
cat)

(scat.)

Away
iii.

the image of you
has faded.
grown kindhearted.
a scar to trace, an
extra part that
doesn’t
hurt

anymore.

Away
ii.

No one comes
to play here
anymore, no

hopscotch, jelly beans ice-
cream on Sunday
afternoons.

Grass grows unchecked
through
last year’s
good ideas, kisses

wander
lost on their way
home.

Away
i.

before there was time
you stayed.

why did you go
away?