North of Oxford

Oscillation . I’ve been living                         as though hanging from a pendulum,                         unable to control             its fluctuating beat. .       &nb...

Cold Front . High wind off the Gulf rattles palmettos knocks over one blue umbrella. . You sat in a dip down between dunes for an hour and thought about gravity . also that the earth is ovoid and how did people come to understand this? . You reported all this in to me, a reminder of why I love you. . The red gorilla hangs in a tree. . Wooden angel sports bright n...

Sugar and Tin . An empty pop can finds herself under your foot. Her shiny red skin distinguishes herself from the rocks. As a good Samaritan and vain environmentalist You condemn the slob who left her here. You reach for her neck, your pointer finger almost Down her throat and the angry metal draws blood. Carrying a part of you, and leaving your fingers Sugar coa...

Eat Like a King . Eat like a king. Drink like a queen. Ball like a jack. At least, it’s a start. From there you’re on your own, Until the authorities appear. And, even then, it seems, There are ways to game the system, If you have your wits about you. Simply lay low for a while. Reinvent what needs tinkering. Fine tune any broken springs. Become everything you’re not. I...

Quiet . The loudest silence is the absent sound of a stopped heart . His poetry, in addition to North of Oxford, has appeared in numerous journals and literary magazines including  Kansas Quarterly. . .