Poems in NorthWords: Poetry, Fiction and Reviews. The View from the North. Issue 26, 2001.
Hole in the Ice
Drift ice in your eyes
hoarfrost in your heart
your hands
untamed sled dogs
above us
a moon poises
amid stars
target
surrounded by holes
made by darts that strayed
Prayer
Recall you still
before going to bed
sometimes
I say a prayer
that only includes you
and dreams about a tiny boat
Recall you also
when wetting the knife
know that the shortest way
to a mans heart
goes straight through
his chest