They tried to teach him the Polka. Isn’t that just always the way, his friend said. Hearing none, the ayes have it. The world is a pig in a poke. …

Faster than a speeding ship he walks upon the water. We name you according to your steps upon our eyes hands heart. One two three essence. On shore, up at …

Snouts push and jerk back, ears spring forward, manes disheveled and unpulled fill the air around her body. They yearn to put nostrils upon her, strange crouching creature with hands …

Climb on the treadmill. Send the beats onto the screen. Record each electric breath. So, citizen.  So, body with a cracked-open heart. I can compute your taxes. I can tell …

Unexplained flares in the nature of things.  A howl at night no one can verify.  The atomic cesium clock is found to be one second off.  Look again for his …

Dawn is an orange blur in mist.  Stories flicker beyond the fire.  Whose body stretches its feet across the creek?  The frozen arms of spruce caress your face.  Three deer …

Keep straight on the path. Don’t look right or left. The line is short, so be careful. Your papers have turned up. They cannot be altered. The trees will become …

Invent a cardiac device. A GPS of the heart. You can program hate or love.  Memory pleasures or pains.  A special button for revenge.  Here you can make room for …

When is the key word. On the roads, in the fields. Stop your wandering say the stars.  Keep that bright penny burning a hole in your pocket. The earth spins, …