Imprisoned for the sin of being himself was a long, drawn out, death sentence. What good is living when you are abandoned and alone, when […]
Shattering Glass
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In my dreams you climb into my head. It’s a strange sensation. There’s a void that opens, I can see it like a special effect […]
Who Would Have Predicted?
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I wonder how many people would have predicted they’d be where they are today; how many of the “Most likely to”s actually did. For […]
The Art of Letter Writing
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The Art of Letter Writing The Art of Letter Writing is dead. Maybe not dead, but definitely dying. Technology has been clubbing it to death […]
Van Gogh
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“I don’t know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.” – Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night is visible through barred windows. […]
Hoping For a Resurgence of Optimism
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The calendar proclaims that spring has arrived. The birds and bees and other creatures agree, (I’ve spied them in their mating dance)still spring eludes me, […]
Just Like Any Other
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Just Like Any Other On a morning just like any other I face a day that will undoubtedly tumble between good and bad and […]
Rogue Wave
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The April PAD challenge is coming to a close. Tomorrow will be the final day and hopefully, I’ll manage to complete it again this year. […]
Writing Can Be Dangerous Business
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April is more than 2/3s done, which means the push for me to meet the PAD (poem a day) challenge gets a little harder every […]
Optimist’s Lament
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The April PAD challenge hasn’t been going as well as I’d hoped. Real life has interfered and I’m a few poems behind schedule–but the optimist […]