2020 Notebooks

the presence of bones
found near the heron's nest
kokako at noon

 

with a trip
of the tongue
new leaves

full dress rehearsal
for an extinction event—
this masquerade ball

flattening curve—
if you almost see the ground,
shed the parachute

event horizon
he is the pupil
of his eye

viral news—
it's the little things
that matter

not to be sneezed at
a dead end
made out of mist

first born cull
behind blood-stained doors
we eat lamb

within my bubble
sealing the isolation
sound of water

at seventy
my breath becomes
superfluous

black as death
crow's song of itself
goes viral

Palm Sunday
the debt collectors
wring their hands

how Love
in the Time of Cholera
plays out

Palm Sunday
the resounding hosannas
sounding less hollow

wet market
a pangolin's distress
goes viral

wherever it falls
a word
without a voice