1986-1990: These are some of my better early poems. If I wrote poems like this today I might not be happy with them. Nevertheless I think they have a strength and character of their own and are worth including if only to compare with my later work.

a.m.

hello baby. do your feet feel good today?
does your head spin a certain way?
does your mouth open wider now?

hello sugar. can you taste last night’s red wine?
can you see the grand design?
do you hear an applauding crowd?

hello honey. may you always feel just fine.
may your head be as light as mine
when the crush of the world gets loud.

hello baby. were you wondering how to pay?
do you know what you should say?
and are your eyes open wider now?