quantum fluctuations
the tintinnabulation
of a capsicum
capsicum
a paring knife reveals
a hidden world
ask not
for whom the bell tolls
capsicum
my chest
the hollow heart
of capsicum
capsicum
the silence
of a temple bell
capsicum
my God
it’s full of stars
is an accountant from rural Pennsylvania who works as a financial executive for a large non-profit. His poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Lana Turner, Modern Haiku, Burningword Literary Journal, Delmarva Review, and LIGEIA Magazine, among others. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Rhysling Award, and Best of the Net; was selected for The Dwarf Stars Anthology for 2022; and received First Place for the Gerald Brady Memorial Senryu Award in 2022.
