Richard L. Matta

Bayside Connections

Parked next to me, behind the wheel of his old Cadillac, he crochets. The needles are like giant drumsticks in catcher’s mitts. The yarn is thick for the sleeping bag he plans to donate to a homeless man, someone who admires the work but doesn’t ask for it. He says his mother taught him the art. Through the yarn he says he talks to her. 

heading offshore
to your favorite hole
I marked the spot
where your ashes were spread
where I lost my anchor

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About the Author

Richard L. Matta grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley, attended university, practiced forensic science, and now lives in San Diego. Some of his haiku, tanka and haibun are in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Akitsu Quarterly, Bottle Rockets and Presence. His long-form poetry is found in various journals, including Gyroscope, Dewdrop, Ancients Path and Healing Muse.

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