Roderwolde Roderwolde Poet on a Bicycle It did not work in Roderwolde, But when he cycled further on, Across a wide and open tract, As soon as he had left the […]
Ode to Remco Campert Ode to Remco Campert A film clip from the nineteen-fifties Awoke the faded hues of memory: A farmer in blue smock and wooden clogs, And women […]
Found Found “Found” is not the word— Rather: encountered. To find is to discover what you sought; Desire precedes it. Encountering happens […]
For Ludwig W. For Ludwig W. “Found” is not the word, but rather “encountered.” You picture only what you seek, For you have fixed yourself upon the notion; […]
Sigh Sigh Double rondeau I She belongs with fruit, yet lies among sprouts. Her waterworks cannot be stopped; From the crisper drawer comes sobbing […]
Moment and Wink Moment and Wink A moment! A moment glimmers in your eyes, The cradle of compassion. How you looked at me— My nerve paths startled, Your gaze […]
Isaiah 58 Isaiah 58 Thus speaks the Lord: Is this not the fast I choose: To loosen wicked chains, Undo the choking yoke, Set the oppressed free? Is this not […]
Isaiah 62 Isaiah 62 No longer shall you be called Forsaken, Nor your land named Desolate. No longer parched, no longer damned, No longer flung like a stone in […]
Unnamed Pain Unnamed Pain What dreadful scorching is this? What consuming blaze Rages through smoldering blood? What fire refuses to die? What swelling festers in […]
On Mockery (during the National Bird Count) On Mockery (during the National Bird Count) Where lies the line between earnest and jest? (I note the trochee is the resident bird.) I confess I like […]