Love: Its Joys and Discontents
Writing that explores the full spectrum of love—its joy, tenderness, desire, friction, rupture, and quiet aftershocks. Poems and essays that sit inside the complexity of connection, revealing how intimacy can heal, undo, and remake us.
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Abandon – a peom
INTRO: This IS aN ecstatic AND tender piece I WROTE SOME YEARS AGO ABOUT letting go—about two people abandoning every rule, expectation, and old life to build something new together. It moves…
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Caught – a poem
I am caught —deep — in the lieof her, in the nakedand vulnerable — in the lengtheningoutof her — caught — in the tangleandthicket — caught by the full moonbetween shadows under…
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Waiting: A Love Poem
This poem perfectly captures the excitement of spontaneous intimate poetry as a couple finds a passionate way to pass the time while waiting for their meal. From a discreet idea to the loud,…
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Awakening [a buddhist love poem]
Awakened” poem opens in gentle rain and incense smoke, moving toward a quiet encounter—face to face—where the world feels newly reborn.
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It’s True – a poem
It Is True” poem is a playful confession of love and mischief, where a secret roller coaster sewn into a dress creates a breathless, joyful reveal.
