A fist bump can never take the place of an embrace, and though smiles can reach into our eyes, their full measure cannot be seen behind an outlaw’s bandanna. Though…
In these tarnished weeks of quarantine, when everything seems bleak and every day is the same as the day before, I dream of vacations past, where exotic birds joined me…
The are rituals to our farewells and goodnights. They are tried and true, and we’ll wait till they are satisfied before we continue on to wherever or turn over to…
The day is dismal. Heavy rain batters the house and windows rattle in the wind. The chaos leaves me cold and without purpose, yearning to hide under the covers until…
The world we live in abounds with anger, fear, hatred, and stupidity. We are bombarded at every turn by those who have fallen prey to the gas lighters who would…
So many wishes it’s impossible to choose one, or even three. Wishes for people I love or all living creatures? My priorities are selfish but I don’t want live life…
I want to live in a world where prompted to write a “space poem” I think of something other than social distancing, the space between us, how much I miss…
April is Poetry Month, which means it’s time to celebrate poetry with the Poem A Day challenge. Thirty poems in thirty days. That can be tough going sometimes, especially with…
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 you have no home, no…
