Saturday, April 30, 2016

#Micropoetry for Poetry Month

{Photo by Danny Hall}

For this year’s Poetry Month, I wrote and posted a micro poem every day on Twitter. It was a fun challenge to condense “the best words in the best order” into 140 characters or less. Less, really, since I tried to squeeze in the hastags #micropoetry and #PoetryMonth with each post, too!

Here are my five favorites. Enjoy....

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Thick sleep, strong coffee—
the day’s armor donned,
I begin to write and find
there is no battle but a dance.

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For wrists & knuckles, knees & hips, 
for all the parts that twist & bend
with & without me thinking—thank you.

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Between finger & thumb,
between river & shore,
between yes & no,
every “if” awaits.

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Yesterday, a Machado poem fell
from my pocket. To you who
finds it—let the bees spin honey
from every marvelous error.

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I opened an old set of drawers in my mind,
dumping out lists & grudges & desires.
So little to keep, I tossed
the dresser, too.




Friday, April 1, 2016

A Rumi of Her Own


I'm happy to have another essay up at Perceptive Travel! This one is called A Rumi of Her Own and was inspired by a trip to Sayulita, Mexico a few springs ago. I stayed in a villa named for a love poem...and on the floor named for the poet Rumi. Since some of the photos are already published with the essay, here are a couple of watercolors I painted in Villa Poema de Amor. Enjoy the essay!