Montagne Sainte-Victoire

The Mountain of Paul Cezanne The best Cezanne could do to make his mountain was to slash shards of paint into canvass using brushes made of stiff hog hairs. With surfaces bearing shape and color Cezanne bared the thickness of density....

A Brief Conversation

Iris wants to speak with Daniel There are seven things Iris wants to say. Four of them are facts. Three are opinions and open to interpretation. She remains silent. Propriety, etc.  

Still Snow

Day after day, still snow. White weight grips the ground. Frozen daylight hangs in trees. Ice stays where water ran. A small wind blows, nothing moves. A bird’s black eye watches.

Hidden Neighbors

My neighbors live behind a fence, inside a door, beneath a roof, within four walls. I see a garage door closing. I hear children  playing. I hear a dog barking. . Perhaps, after a storm, we will meet....

Taboo

Wherever you find a taboo, you find fascination. Wherever you find fascination you find an exiled god.  the ram’s horn                   blares “no”   but anyway    worshipers        enter    a collapsed temple disturbing     foot-            prints       in ancestral...

What Does Time Tell?

I. The world is thick with mystery. We pretend we comprehend. And we do. And we don’t. II. If you ask, what time is it, everyone knows how to answer. An analog clock, a digital watch, a cable tv box in the bedroom, a microwave or stove in the kitchen, all will tell...