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, October 27, 2022

PRESENCE

With no trace of the past,
no prior hurt or regret tethered to it,
the present moment came unbidden
borne only of generosity of spirit,
with poetry on the tongue,
and with every part of its message 
behaving as an invitation infused 
with levity, love and light.

Presence has never been so easy
to be with, its spunk and spontaneity 
seeming to say: it's good 
to hear your voice again.

It now hangs in a state of grace, 
hammock-like, waiting to see 
what will fill it next.








Thursday, October 20, 2022

ASSISTED LIVING

It is the little vanities 
that tell me 

she has returned.
The way she risked
 
falling just to get 
her bracelet back on; 

the way she stood 
at the kitchen sink

scrubbing her dirty ear rings 
with her gnarled, arthritic hands,

so could have them dangle again
from her dainty lobes;

the way she had to touch up 
her burgundy lipstick 

before going down for dinner
in the dining hall;

and the way she had to find 
her favorite comb 

before going to bed—
the four others she found,

that were more than willing 
to do the job, just won’t do.

None of this mattered
three weeks ago.

There was no energy or interest 
in any of the accoutrement of daily life.

My mother could hardly speak, see or 
leave her hospital bed

after the stroke sent her to 
the ICU one night.

She won’t be going home,
the doctors said, back then.

Skilled nursing will be her life
from here on out.

She showed them.
Home is where the heart is.

And where you keep 
your favorite comb.








Thursday, October 13, 2022

POEM

Even now, in
the darkness 

of night, as I 
struggle to

find the words
to make a poem,

the green orbs
I only just discovered

the other day
in my backyard,

are quietly 
tinting toward

the color 
of persimmons

on branches I can
imagine but not see.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

THE SPELL

The master carny in charge
watches his mirage

take shape
in the Dust Bowl town.

The Big Top grows taut and high,
is stretched in every direction

as the human curiosities
tug at the canvas seams.

The dry, cracked earth,
the dust storms, are gone. 

The spell is cast.
The Greatest Show On Earth 

is all the eye can see. Culpability 
rids itself of responsibility.

And all are awed and watching
while thirst and hunger 

are in a dream dreaming 
and truth is nothing more 

than a red dust 
caking on the tongue.