I promised to keep folks updated on this beautiful baby, so here is the wonderful news:

Braden went home yesterday! After nine and a half months in the hospital, he went HOME! He slept in his own bed in his own room in his family's house last night. This morning he… Read full post »

After, in the fertile darkness of the room,

a sheet slathered over our lower

legs, your hand, its weight measuring out

our intimate dreams, rests on my thigh, now.

Your palm arcs slightly where

my thigh curves inward. My hand

reaches down to yours, quietly… Read full post »

The first

waking moment trembles, like

the tree leaves in the velvet wind

outside my bedroom window.  My eyes

consent to the light or darkness and seek

a recognized bit of truth - the floor, a well-

studied ceiling, or the regular, sturdy view out… Read full post »

 I Don't Do FACEBOOK, but if You Do, Will You Please... 

join this particular one?  Bring Braden Home Facebook Page

 Braden with his twin brother, Jacob.

That is the site for a little boy, Braden, who is just five months old, who needs to be able to go home from… Read full post »

He's your boy, and my daughter seems to

care for him, as much as one 21 year old cares

for another, both slack and profound,

all at once, like a bungee cord wrapped tightly

around the body. After the jump from the bridge,

the limp cord… Read full post »