in this Great Circle
some move with us in the Round Dance
we touch fingers, faces, smiles
others we have loved
dance on in the West and
hold the place where we will join them
- for Marilyn
january 19, 2012
pb 2012
empty
there’s nowhere in space
that’s empty
because you left
and no time that
stands still waiting
while you ran an errand
or went to visit friends
nothing looks different
but every thing
and there is no space
where once you were
but every where
- for Mom and Dad
december 28, 2008
pb 2008