Along with all the other horrors going on these days, I'm haunted by the news of the wildfires in the West. Last spring when I wrote this...

Those who know me know that one of my great pleasures in life is to go hunting and gathering in the thrift shop. There are several fine...

Here's another star-lit poem journey. A slightly earlier version appears in my collection Turtle Blessing (again o/p but available on my...

I realize that I've missed posting here quite a few things I posted past weeks on my Facebook page. So I'm going to backtrack a bit here...

[9/5/21] Some things about this time of year—the earlier coming of dusk, chill whispers of fall on an occasional night breeze, slight...

After being absent for some weeks, here I am again. I will start posting new poems and/or haibun again soon. It already feels like it's...

I haven’t written very much in recent weeks, perhaps because I’ve been able to go out more since being vaccinated. Also, I think I’ve...

This morning’s poem comes from the forecast of a polar cold front due to sweep down the mid-Atlantic coast later this week. Coat Pockets...

Dried Grass-Leaves after a photo by Tom Clausen Fallen on the snow, these dry grass leaves are glyphs we must translate— each become a...

Arriving with the first significant snow that south Jersey has had in over two years, this haibun found me—and took me on a ride. The...

A short poem for today, a revision from one I wrote some weeks ago and don't think I previously posted. We are in the doldrums, the...

Wishing a Happy New Year to all my friends and family. May this coming year bring us health and happiness, and may we learn to let go of...

Today's poem / haibun, a gift of hope born from a dream last night. Strange how the subconscious sometimes knows what we need more than...

Three days after Thanksgiving, this haibun meditation: Giving Back Yesterday, the trees in the graveyard had overnight gone to deep...

Here’s today’s poem, written late yesterday. The photo I took which I wanted to post with this poem didn’t come out well, so I found this...

So happy to be writing again! Special thanks to Neesa Maloney for her posts of Nov. 9th and 10th sharing info about this practice as well...

After long creative drought, this for today: Turkey Crossing Two different flocks of wild turkeys scuttle across the country road,...

I'm beyond thrilled and very honored to be included in this gorge ous anthology *The Plague Papers*. Deep thanks to Robbi Nester and Cati...

Husking Corn Since I spend much time in the kitchen these days, I find myself contemplating simple tasks like peeling and coring an...

(Photo is from 1947 of the family beach cottage at Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island, NJ, owned by my mother's great-aunt and...