Genuine Magic

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

Train of Thought

I could hear the whistle,drawn and drowning out the tweets,the cars and rustling of leaves. In winter you’re the loudest,The …

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 …

Five and Fearless

Children are fearless.You can’t change my mind. I snuggled with teddy bears, not thinking of the next day.Mom played Shania …

Grandfather Time

Time was spent.Time was earned.Time is a fake. You’re living in a fog. Time makes no difference, until you’re missing …

Rolling Down Grassy Hills

I’m finding trust again, in the eyes of others, true blue and forest green. I’m breathing clean air, inhaling the …

Two Questions

I’m engaging with my imagination again. The paint is chipping off my ceiling and the plastic stars are leaping off …

Schatten

You were the oddest feline. Black fur hardly shedding, soft as cotton and never irritating my skin. Nor would it …

Revisiting

I feel at home and out of place. I see the golds and blues and whites, your floor boards and …

Like A Child Can

Twilight dawns. It’s the beginning of Summer’s end. The backs of houses are silhouetted in shadow. There’s a squeaking of …

When Memories Are Alive

The wind blew through me, underneath this naked tree. High on the peak, it takes me back to a time …

Emotional Turmoil/ Safe Release

Bright RED, my skin is burning, Bright RED, coinciding with my throbbing head. I’m furious, grappling onto anything stable or …

Our Sunset Songs

  They sat for hours in mosquito, ridden grass, her front lawn. They sang songs about love, songs about truth, …

Philadelphia

Smoke rose from the towering building, statuesque and concealed partly by clouds. The fountains steam and spout water as we …

Our Magic Garden

I was full of boundless energy, that hyper little five year old. When we grew bored with wandering parking lots …

Our Library

Just the other day,  I stepped into the shop near home. I viewed a familiar library through the glass. I …

Venture On

I’m begging life to allow me to explore again, like when we were small. We’d dash swiftly through the long, …

Hoodwinked by “Knowledge”

  Inspired by the novel, All Quiet on The Western Front Bang. The first shot echoed loudly. His knees buckled …

Turn Around

There’s nothing I can say to keep you from taking those steps . Your shoes are clumping loudly as you …

Grandpa Was a Writer