Insights into How My Writing Has Evolved — Haiku In the early years of my writing career, I focused solely on writing, reading and rewriting haiku. During a seven year period, I published over 125 haiku in more than 25 magazines including Modern Haiku, Dragonfly, and Cicada. …

A Story-Poem with Commentary — I kiss the toes of God and wait for His words of praise and forgiveness. He lives in a tunnel at the edge of the universe and listens to the prayers of those who seek punishment. I blow my nose on his gown and spit into His face! Commentary Where does…

A Poem with Commentary — Words are escaping through cracks in my brain. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and those pesky adverbs. The names of people I’ve known for years are sneaking out of my brain and leaving me speechless, lost and embarrassed. I am a wordsmith, a maker of words from the fabric of our lives. A poet who hammers poems into existence. A storyteller who shapes worlds with words and dreams and memories…