Morphologies emerge in variable ways,
Protruding through space and time,
Yielding multifarious mazes.
Poetry
A Burnt Metal Ecosystem
Frozen in a burnt copper substrate, surrounded
With whorls and tides of a creature’s past, a steadfast
Algae, Wood, and a Singular Bowl
Four slats of discolored wood possess salmon streaks and steel
Fever
All night, your cheeks were hot, little one. I listened to your wails through the crackling yellow monitor next to my bed. Your father and I threw off our covers and walked up the stairs to your room. He lifted you from the crib and held you against his chest. Your cries became whimpers. I got out a plastic syringe […]
The Felled and the Fallen
Ring in two by twos,Twinning from the same root. Count the yearsOh! The years —You can only see themWhen they’re sliced in two.Cut down, dismembered,See what they’ve been through: The summers, the winters,The hunters, the gatherers,To them: time is celluloseAnd the sound of water coming close. I see you. Your bark couldn’t save you.What you built over the agesWouldn’t hold; […]