Music calls to the soul. Be it Mozart or Metal, Bach or The Beatles, Soul or Salsa, it is the essence of humanity. Each heart […]
Scaredy Cat
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I’ve been a scaredy cat my whole life. Never wanted to break the rules. Didn’t want to get shouted at or punished. If a teacher […]
Dream of the Old Days
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You stood at attention, saluting the flag as the parade marched on. A single tear rolled down your cheek, a tear filled with love and […]
Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
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It’s been that kind of a day, filled with aggravations, large and small— and I haven’t even looked at an actual news report! Maybe it’s […]
At Your Peril
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You shout epithets and scream of immortal souls in peril of eternal damnation because they do not meet your standard of what is right and […]
Misguided
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You are misguided. If you take my silence as victory, you’re wrong. My voice bounces off stone walls. A waterfall would hear me. Put away […]
Leftover Halloween
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We don’t get many trick-or-treaters, and I always say I’m not going to buy any candy, it’s a waste of money. While we never had […]
Savor the Now
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Poetically, October was a slow month for me. The real world took over any creativity I might possess as the weeks hurtled pass me in […]
21 Years of Memorials
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Grief is hard, but with time it eases. We do not forget, but the pain is pushed into the corner like dust we missed when […]
Sometimes Good Deeds Get Rewarded
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There’s a water shortage; they tell us not water the lawn— not that we do that much anyway. We’re lucky because old Japanese Maple trees […]
