poetry
Lament of the Perfectionist
I am building a boat in the basement // and there are still so many details to work out.
The Artist and a promise
Gold splashes desperate over burning sienna, // The artist is choosing tobacco over bread.
A Charred Crown
By RL Selden
Molek! Your holy fire consumes // the burning bush speaking these new riddles
Glacier Kiss
Rime has settled on our wine fridge and the kitchen // island, making the quartz glacier shimmer in the // morning light.
Political Theatre
On the evening of Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the State of Louisiana, under the direct orders of Governor Jeff Landry, executed Jessie Hoffman, Jr., age 46.
Haikus on Watching Love Island and Not Your Mom's Birds and the Bees
A shaved-in side part // arrives with a new woman // who should not be there
Lowcountry Blues and Judas Kiss
If I could feel sorrow // for a thing entire of itself, // it would be St. Helena Island.
The Next Note
Improvisations - little more than // preludes as inclined by other options // and expression as to what will happen