A poem from the multiverse — As I strolled through the countryside I noticed a girl relaxing in a nearby meadow She had beautiful wavy brown hair And milky white skin And simple plain clothes With a wide-brimmed straw hat She made the entire scene seem Like something surreal So I made my way over her…

A story from out of this world — New Yorkers woke to an alien spaceship in the middle of Central Park. Several people were around to see it, but no one seemed interested. They were all too busy looking at their smartphones while making their way somewhere else. The craft was exactly what you’d imagine: about the size…

An intergalactic love poem — There once was a girl who sat on the steps of my apartment building each and every day She never spoke to anyone as they passed by but just smiled politely Sometimes she would glance my way and our eyes would interlock Like two stars headed for an interstellar binary collision…

A poem — There once was a little old man Who lived under a bridge And who kept to himself As people went about their day Some knew that he was there But most chose to ignore him And pretend he didn’t exist Because of reasons of their own While others were rude…

A breezy poem — When the wind blows The trees come alive Dancing with their branches To a rock ‘n’ roll jive When the wind blows Clouds stretch across the sky Creating fluffy-white streaks For the birds to surf as they fly When the wind blows Kites cavort the yonder blue Tracing colorful patterns Across the attractive…

Haibun — Staring at the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope, my mind wonders. I think about all those distant galaxies, their color, their form, and all the things about them we cannot even see. I wonder how big they are in comparison to ours, and how many planets they…

A poem — A cloud floats by in the cerulean sky Taking shapes contrived in my mind’s eye At first it is a bright white cotton ball Engorged with rain that does not fall Before morphing into an apple tree Bearing fruit as tasty as can be Then it changes into a noble…

A love poem — We can eat all the delicious food there is to eat And finish with a treat oh so sweet While we drink to our heart’s content And not worry about how much we’ve spent And we can buy whatever our heart desires Forgetting all the burning fires While we fish…