a new chapter

Dennis is moving back to Boston… [You see that Den? Live and in print; it’s a done deal now] So this year spring will bring about a new era. And it’s about time. I’m done with this particular holding pattern. My twenties: a decade of waiting, of circling, of spinning my wheels… An era of … Continue reading

Children

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may … Continue reading

breathe

It’s 5:15. What have I done all day? I’ve got half a dozen windows open; I start looking for a file, get distracted, forget what I’m looking for, check my email, go back to finishing the email I started, remember what file I was looking for… shit, I’ve got to get out of here or … Continue reading

Remember this.

“Remember this. The dog will die; Maytree and I will at best grow old. It will all unroll from now. I am twenty-three and Maytree thirty; before the sea he fools with the living dog and squints. It will never again be like this. I see from our bedroom window Maytree in the yard holding … Continue reading