Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, had a hammer named Mjölnir. Mjölnir was considered a fierce weapon that could level mountains and summon lightning with every blow. In this poetry blog, every Thursday, (Thor’s Day), Mjölnir will forge only song - sing of the mysteries and beauties of the world.

Thursday, November 30, 2017

ADVICE

A Blue Jay dead
On the pavement

Broken neck
Belly full of red

Berries turned to wine
A window

Out of nowhere
Impedes further flight

Advice can suffer
This same fate

If traveling on
unwelcomed wings

While drunk on
Its own airs


Thursday, November 23, 2017

THE SHAKEDOWN

Burgle your own home.
Ransack it.
Throw open the cabinets,
the cupboard drawers,
empty everything out.
Turn the furniture upside down.
Spill your purse, your wallet, your pockets
onto the kitchen floor.
What you have hidden 
from yourself 
should be in a shambles
at your feet.
Shed all your layers.
Step out of your skivvies.
Stand there shivering naked
in the middle of this self-shakedown,
with a mirror as your only witness.
From this place
begin again.
Learn how to say thank you.
And remember:
Keep nothing, nothing
from yourself 
ever again.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

TESSITURA*

On the best of days
I am searching,

Reaching
For that perfect,

Impossible note
That lies outside

My natural range.
On these days

I run the scales
Of everyday living

With the fervor
Of a virtuoso.

Texture is
my teacher.

On the worst of days
I am tone deaf

And suffering from
A bad case of laryngitis.

 *acceptable and comfortable vocal range of a singer

Thursday, November 9, 2017

WHO'S THERE?

A soul hangs in the balance
Like a door on hinges.

Someone is knocking.
A beggar, perhaps.

Will you let him in?
Feed him?

You might need him
More than he needs you.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

THE ISLAND

On one side
All you can see

Is water
In every direction.

On the other,
Shallow rivulets

Snaking through sand.
Both are the tide’s work.

One side's crossable.
The other's not.

To be marooned
Is a state of mind.

Which side of the island
Are you on?