| Name | Description | Written |
| 75-25 |
a simple issue of focus |
1/22/03 |
| I Was Five Once |
A poem about the illusions of age |
1/15/20 |
| Adaptation (Scarborough Fair) |
A traditional folk song with a 'human' touch |
4/27/18 |
| alibi |
a furtive little poem |
11/30/99 |
| Alien and Yet |
A poem about space |
3/14/20 |
| I Stand Alone |
a song about loss from 'Ruins' |
6/7/98 |
| america9 |
GWB has depleted my freedom and serotonin |
9/25/03 |
| areyou |
a little poem for those you do not know yet |
7/8/00 |
| Are You Ready? |
a poem about sex, I suppose |
7/6/00 |
| A Box in the Attic |
A sad poem about losing part of one's life |
12/20/17 |
| autumn |
a little happy seasonal relief |
9/6/03 |
| Beauty (Is) |
... timeless and nameless. A song. |
5/21/18 |
| Becomes |
A poem about growing closer |
6/10/18 |
| Believe |
a song about faith from 'Ruins' |
5/6/98 |
| breathe |
just another love poem |
7/14/01 |
| breeze |
A poem about a love lost |
4/19/00 |
| butterfly |
a poem from a naked heart |
6/18/01 |
| Choices |
a song about freedom from 'Ruins' |
1/28/97 |
| choke |
not a pretty sight |
11/6/01 |
| Closer (To the New) |
...than the old - another damn song |
5/27/18 |
| Cold April |
A sequel of sorts to March Snow |
4/10/18 |
| crash |
a poem... |
3/13/01 |
| darkness |
a formless echo from the abyss |
1/30/03 |
| days |
dark depressing little ones, indeed |
8/25/03 |
| Demons & Darkness |
There's a fine line between troubles and trouble |
2/28/18 |
| Dinosaur Dreams |
song made from dreams |
11/29/04 |
| double_dare |
a poem about life's challenges |
7/19/01 |
| drainstorm |
:"drainstorm, dreamstürm, gauche-mière": |
8/18/01 |
| dream3 |
a strange snippet I woke with |
11/6/03 |
| drugs |
they're bad, don't use them, unless... |
12/27/01 |
| escape |
a spoken word piece about words |
4/6/00 |
| eukaryotic |
an odd little poem |
6/8/02 |
| Exit Wound |
a song about life and death from 'Ruins' |
Sept. 95 |
| fear |
the only thing to fear is... |
11/4/03 |
| fear2 |
a short, sweet romantic poem |
6/20/00 |
| (Out of) Focus |
A poem from the eye of the storm (2:25 AM) |
12/6/17 |
| (You're Not Here) To Forgive |
A song about a shift in perspective |
3/9/18 |
| Fortifications (Letter to Myself) |
A song for healing |
2/22/18 |
| To My Friend |
A little something I wrote for a friend |
4/2/18 |
| Ghosts |
some midnight madnesses |
6/29/00 |
| ghosts2 |
adapted to the second person from 6/29/00 |
7/10/02 |
| gods_and_monsters |
time to regroup and start over? |
8/13/03 |
| Photograph (Good-bye) |
A song about parting |
4/19/18 |
| Good Love |
an old fashioned blues from 'Ruins' |
3/8/02 |
| grey |
a poem to wash over you |
(unknown) |
| happy |
an odd little poem - are you happy? |
12/10/95 |
| hell |
lightly treading the extremes of creation |
8/27/03 |
| Homeland |
as if the world needs more sixties peace stuff |
3/21/04 |
| hope |
just a glimmer in the shadows |
8/15/03 |
| humor |
life with and without laughter |
8/25/03 |
| Hunger |
a song about food from 'Ruins' |
2/10/94 |
| icicle |
a bleak, cold little poem |
1/11/97 |
| Impressions of a Sunset |
a song about loss from 'Ruins' |
9/12/96 |
| Invitation |
A poem about first meeting |
2/26/18 |
| Jagged Depression |
A report on an experience I had a day or two before |
12/7/17 |
| Jealousy |
a song (formerly She Only Dances) |
8/25/95 |
| June Nights |
I guess it's this month's pastorale |
6/10/18 |
| kisses |
a little poem |
7/31/00 |
| Lemonfishbutter |
a song about requited lust from 'Ruins' |
12/29/94 |
| life1 |
imaginary little literary scavenger hunt |
8/19/03 |
| Lighthouse (You Will Find Your Way) |
Another (song) from the eye of the storm (2:40 AM) |
12/6/17 |
| Lighthouse (original version) |
Another poem from the eye of the storm (2:40 AM) |
12/6/17 |
| little_girl |
a poem |
9/5/97 |
| Lived In |
a small poem about the passage of time |
7/8/96 |
| Winter (Lost You To) |
A song about fearing a terrible loss - and losing |
8/25/17 |
| love22 |
a little discursion on what love is |
11/27/03 |
| Love |
A poem about healing and growth |
3/5/18 |
| Lover's Waltz |
a song about loss |
5/5/97 |
| March Snow |
A poem set in late winter |
3/11/18 |
| massacre |
metal detectors in schools??? |
4/26/99 |
| May Flowers |
This month's pastorale |
5/10/18 |
| meaning |
so, um, what was happening in your life? |
11/16/03 |
| mirrors |
a poem - a reflection, of course |
11/16/99 |
| miss_you |
another little poem... |
9/3/01 |
| Missing |
A poem about a huge loss |
5/8/18 |
| Moonlight |
a song about loss |
6/5/98 |
| Needles (Go Away) |
A painful moment set in verse |
3/19/18 |
| New England |
a poem based on a vision from last fall |
6/29/00 |
| night |
a poem inspired by a star |
8/15/02 |
| Nobody Knows |
a song about neurotic fixation |
9/2/97 |
| Northern Eyes |
a song about war |
7/9/97 |
| not_alone |
reversal of fortune can be a good thing |
1/19/03 |
| Overture (Fever Dream) |
The opening for Lost and Found |
6/28/18 |
| peace |
...I'm tired of writing about war |
1/8/04 |
| peace1 |
give it a chance |
10/22/01 |
| profile |
eh, what kind of person would you like to meet? |
1/21/03 |
| prometheus |
a harsh and tragic outburst of ego |
1/21/03 |
| Promised Land |
a fairly harsh poem |
6/26/00 |
| questions |
a poem - based on the intro to hunger |
1 & 4/00 |
| I Go Back and Remember |
Another one from the eye of the storm (2:50 AM) |
12/6/17 |
| revolution |
a few riffs on a phrase or two from poverty1 |
11/26/99 |
| scars |
letting the past drown the present |
8/16/03 |
| sex |
a sweaty little suffering |
7/7/01 |
| Shambles |
a song about - who knows what - from 'Ruins' |
June 96 |
| silence |
a sad little poem |
7/16/00 |
| Sleep |
a poem |
6/26/00 |
| Somebody Else's Well |
a song about infidelity from 'Ruins' |
7/7/98 |
| stay |
stay with me in the twinkle of my eye |
1/19/03 |
| Steam Dreams |
A poem about the future |
5/6/18 |
| stillborn |
a short but powerful prose poem |
1/9/00 |
| (In the Theater) Tonight |
A light-hearted song |
3/9/18 |
| time |
does every poem need a short description? |
11/24/02 |
| time3 |
a little relativistic contrast |
11/28/03 |
| Tomorrow |
Hope is always the last to die |
12/17/17 |
| touch_me |
a poem, probably part of a suite |
4/20/02 |
| trust |
an instrumental from 'Ruins' that I made up words for |
12/11/02 |
| unbelief |
a little poem about the sentimentalisation of war |
1/9/00 |
| Stupid Global Village |
song about perspective from 'Ruins' |
9/23/04 |
| Virtue |
A poem about addiction |
4/22/18 |
| Visitors |
my houseguests |
9/1/97 |
| waiting |
waiting for results: a poem about love and death |
10/19/01 |
| wake |
one last look before the worms have their way |
10/16/03 |
| war |
I could stop writing these, yes, I would like that... |
10/8/01 |
| war3 |
another one of those poems about war |
8/05/03 |
| waves |
a poem about healing |
7/15/02 |
| we_have_won |
a poem about war and glory |
(unknown) |
| Wet July |
This month's heat-stroked pastorale |
7/21/18 |
| wgbh |
copy of Mai Cramer tribute note |
4/9/02 |
| wind |
is the wind an animal? |
8/10/03 |
| Winter (Lost You Two) |
A song that developed out of Lost You To |
8/25/17 |
| words |
a little diddly about language and minds |
1/19/03 |
| you |
a little love-type poem |
8/21/02 |
| These Are the Ways |
There were many tender moments, of course |
12/10/17 |
| You Must Be Crazy |
a song about habit from 'Ruins' |
June 98 |
Random |
Pick a thought at random, or go to the "index index" |
Indexed |
| Support | This is where I shamelessly solicit your contribution to the cause! |
| Dedicate | A list of past dedications |
| Reading | Some recommended reading |
