Clapped Poems

the burden of youth

...The Burden of Youth

She was seventeen, and her boyfriend had left her
Life is more intense when you are young, she wanted to commit
Suicide so he could see how much he loved her.
Filled her ruc...

the cedar tree

...
bright …

a flash of light -
thunder clapped like cannons as
into the old tree
we scurried ...
the mouth of its little
hollowed-out gut, yawning like some
tired old man from a Dickens story...

Silly Love Songs

...Mrs. Hickey, you’ve been on my mind,
just like a ball of twine
on a spool that never ends.
Though I’d never clapped an eye on you
my hands explored you:
feel the knees on me!

Hey, baby, let’s...

At the Beacon Theater

...Went to a concert last night, across town,
To see an old favorite of mine, Jackson Browne.
We slogged through a downpour of thunder and rain,
Where the opening song had a “deluge” refrain.*

The...

Grandpa the Master Magician

...Grandpa the Master Magician

Grandpa was old and creaked
like a well-worn floorboard
but he always carried a smile with him
which generally won the day or the situation.
He had just spent time ...

ON THE CATWALK

...ON THE CATWALK
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Once was squirrel named Suzy, quite stunning
who strutted the catwalk with cunning.  
    The felines clapped and sighed,
    she strutt...

When Little Boys Fall in Love

...A Meditation on Growing Up

[Age 5] — The Sand Kiss

You hated when someone kissed your nose,
I buried you deep where the warm sand grows.
Then stole a kiss beneath the sky,
The waves clapped ...

Muted Song

...His lips parted,
yet the notes clung,
threaded in silence
by invisible keys.

The song stayed,
in a nest of aches,
where wishes fluttered
with no hope of flight.

He hummed,
but no one hea...

Staying Out of Reach-The Siren’s Story

...Staying Out of Reach-The Siren’s Story

She was a fish out of water, only in the metaphorical sense, for the sea was her song and her home, where she played, where she laid her head, and whe...

SOUL MEMORY

... SOUL MEMORY  

Aligning core below to above
Sirius clapped in glee
urging group into Time out of Space
Pyramid, triangle of my refuge 
and direction

Mercury watched soul circling Sq...

Just Think of It

...I only ride the subway
To a doctor or a show.
When teaching, that was not the way
To work I used to go.

Today, though, in the morning rush
I had to take a train
And I expected all the usuals
...

Absence

...Though the carpet teemed with costumes, toys and figures, laid orderlessly, it was barren. 
Distant echoes of the battery powered monkey clapped naively through the still air, and its dim LED eyes s...

Let’s See Who Can Jump the Highest

...Ariana shrugged, taking her turn,
trying to beat his rebound.
Josh clapped and mocked her,
his grimace ringing through the pinball.

Josh pulled a satellite
and held it to the wind.
His eyes, ...

The Killing Field

...Ariana nodded, tremolo fingers,
and they ran across the killing field,
watching the steel-toed kite ascend—
a fleeting instant of triumph in the vacuum.
Josh scoffed as it dipped,
both caught in...

Meat Market

...Jenny leaned against the counter, counting the stitches where Ariana’s arm had been severed, each segment arranged in clinical precision beneath the glass. The overhead lights hummed, sterile and whi...

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