The events on the road of The Night,
A candy-cane atlas moth and a wishing-harp
laughing near a wishing-well having sprouted
from a droplet of the Moon Daughter’s love,

The Manzanita blossoms...

Let the distractions come, the wars, the avalanches,
the earthquakes and the thundering tornadoes
waltzing on the crackling ice-dancefloors belonging to those quiet,
red-eyed hurricanes...

Thank you Timothy and Sara for your appreciation/gratitude. Michael

Not the calm before the storm,
Not the calm after the storm,
Only the calm that welcomes the storm,
Itself, before weather was born,
The designer of turtle shells and wolf eyes,
The cabinetmaker...

I mentioned you to my memory,
Cascades of flame and soft silks came to mind,
I mentioned you to my heart,
A rowboat made of diamond, a paddle of mother-of-pearl and
an anchor larger than the...

Thank you Timothy, I appreciate that very much. All the best to you. Michael

January 2, 2015



The sun is rising and the ocean is this turning
gem shinning,
I stand in a field of deep-green grass and call
your name from memory,
A great-horned owl glides from one...

Not the calm before the storm,
Not the calm after the storm,
Only the calm that welcomes the storm,
Itself, before weather was born,
The designer of turtle shells and wolf eyes,
The cabinetmaker...

January 29, 2015


The moss and the rain, who approved who?
The cold and the snow, who approved who?
The love and the rings, who approved who?
The dove and its eggs, who approved who?
...

January 16, 2015



I’m ten days early and two days late, the usual,
The sun is setting, I’m ash in your presence and
yet, someone’s still trying to sell me a Crematorium,

I awoke this...