The angel said there would be no end
to his kingdom. So for three hundred days
I carried rivers and cedars and mountains.
Stars spilled in my belly when he turned.
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December 1, 2015
Mary at the Nativity
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November 1, 2015
Song
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October 1, 2015
October
I used to think the land
had something to say to us,
back when wildflowers
would come right up to your hand
as if they were tame.
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September 1, 2015
Clearing
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August 1, 2015
My Mother’s Teeth
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July 1, 2015
In the Eyes of the Stars
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June 1, 2015
Lights Out
Now the moth can stop
beating his head
hopelessly against the lampshade,
and I can forget about words that won’t come.
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May 1, 2015
Ascension Day
On good days
it appears we are all ascending.
Our spouses,
beginning to complain about something or other,
pick up the soggy dish-sponge instead.
The mail arrives on time.
We look at our children’s homework
and notice their spelling has improved.
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April 1, 2015
Approach with Boldness
We creak on boardwalks above geothermal pools—
Black Opal, Morning Glory, Emerald Spring.
Clear and bright as cups of Easter dye,
they sputter and hiss to remind us that we stand
atop a caldera heaving molten rock.
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March 1, 2015
Prayer of the Turtle
Oh, Lord, Most High,
You surely must have thought
I needed permanent protection, and
I do thank you for the intricate
design I am told I wear on my back.
I only wish this house I carry
did not weigh quite so much.
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