Branching Out

I don’t frown,shadowing concrete and crunching leaves,all about this small town. I’ve made my bed.I’ve paid our dues.I spared your … More

Genuine Magic

You had me fascinated,integrated in an array of the extraordinary within the ordinary. Maple and Oaks rose higher than the … More

Jibber Jabber

Words jab you like the sharp edge of a paper,when I see red,you’re afraid you’ll be next. I promised to … More

Clothesline Symphony

There isn’t a simplicity as serene as this.Picture it.There’s a rolling dale,long grass blades bend and swayas kittens and groundhogs … More

3

I couldn’t comprehend the love you feltAll these years, I held the blame.Though you told me it wasn’t my fault,I … More

Uncle Owl

You reminded me of an owl.Your yellow tinted glassesalways accenting your round eyes. You’d keep to yourself but you were … More

Solid Standing

We’re solid standing,stronger than steel,than the devil’s temptation. God blesses our strides,guiding us to change.That frightening ghost in the room,we’ve … More

Yin and Yang

It was bent back unnaturally,seething at my presence.Trampling towards me,I clung to my grip on reality,my truth. I am blessed,protected … More

Minnie Mouse

Eyes bright and brilliant,hair wind whipped and spiraling, curling and precious. You’re angelic in your smile,your eyes,your innocence. I’m grateful … More

Song Sparrow

Feathers flap,tenderly curved feet perch onto a branch and grab Little flyers,fearless and furtive;you reconcile with the crows and jays. … More

The Crying Dance

I don’t dance,don’t hold the rhythm. I don’t dance until,brown eyes and puppy dogsighs relent me. This song is too … More

Unapologetically Grand, My Grandpa

Remembering, a white quilt,sleeping sweetly,Snow dusts mountaintops and winter shows her face all too much. I remember the sun.I remember … More

Presently

Coming to a close,time is adrift We’re in a separate paradise Coming to the shore,we’re on solid land for now … More

My Tether

You’re here You’re here,holding my hand. My body, my spirit ; they’re polar opposites. I’m stuck inside this grip,or rather … More

Shoeless and Soulful

Bare feet swing over an edge.Impossibly high above all else, we reign.The sun is even bowing,dipping below mountain apexes. Bare … More

Living With Love

Love, trying to be living.Living with it Love, you bent me forwardsand backwards Strung me up high,ticking mountain peaks,tasting the … More

2/10/2022

And I felt things I haven’t in a long time And I cried out to God and the sun and … More

Wandering, Pondering

Can we meet where we first met,under the concrete fortress, betweensectors of madness and calm?Do you want to meet me … More

Under the August Moon

The moon brings this back.The calm, the echoes of your last spoken words.I heard.I heard a confession, a beautiful unraveling … More

To Be Dead

I’ll close my eyes this final time and whisper my goodbye.As I lie, laying prostrate, the sacrifice you chose.I’ll whisper … More