There was a girl in the village, warm as an oil lamp, eyes brown as rain-drenched dirt.

I think I rode an elephant once— or was it only a dream?

She is quiet and less picky than we imagined, happy...

When sadness sat at my table last night I saw that he was beautiful just like my friend told me he was the friend who called

You open the day, and look!— an assemblage of what you’ve always wanted has been given--sunlit hours

... they won’t ask to be taken to the summit conference or talk about trade. / They will have come for the trees.

Have you noticed how, when we finally let go, all we’ve ever wanted comes? By which I mean love—

Venus on the Half Shell, the sugar spoon rises from a sea of blinding light...

It’s the mystery’s favorite trick: weaving the intricate rope of your life, then lifting it for you to climb and somewhere near the top...

#11 & 12 Blue Whale & Tiger ...for each animal you'll find historical meanings, amazing qualities, & endangered status

Here I've left my testament [...] of a clear and bewildered man, a man rainy and happy, lively and autumn-minded. ~ Pablo Neruda

Elephant, a recent poem written with my students at the College of Marin, The Poetic Pilgrimage Summer Intensive

Welcome to my interior... a quirky place inhabited by unlikely creatures... full of weather and wonders,..