fringe selvedges

the loose end of poetry

Shifted

I see the inner demon I paint the inside trick I’m quick to change reason That I feel – My mental, shtick. Nicholson Island – Milford, ON. October, 2026

Dutch Neck

Passing through a vision Strolling by a now Asking only questions Of the moment – In the how. Ironbound, NJ – August, 2026

Darby Road

Lifted under pressure Patient into time Simple tender lessons Of a notion – That something’s mine. Keswick, VA – September, 2026

The Long View

Settle for impressive Remind yourself to win Decline the way of normal And decide – It’s positive spin. Rye, NY – August, 2026

Sabon Polygon

Being now And leaning through A blink of time That reflects – Your you. A Coruña, Spain – July, 2026

Wicker Park

The pulse of remembering The arc of thought The fiction of determining What wrongs, I’ve wrought. Soldier Field, Chicago – November, 2025

Breaking Eighth

The lash, of freedom Our fate, so near The wisdom, of experience Revealed – By fear. Morocco, November 2026

Hassan II

Looking for you Looking at me Seeing our horizon Breaking, us free. Casablanca- November, 2025

Grandfather

Deep down denying Your fast moving state Designs to entwine us – In new directions, of fate. Blowing Rock, NC – October, 2025

Stellantic

I worry and worry and worry A lot I think that I’m really just Something – I’m not. San Juan, PR – May, 2025