I try to be useful,a real friend who makes life better,revealing the beauty and goodnessall around you.And what do I get for my trouble?Abuse!I’m never good enough.It’s never your fault…
Your heart is your dearest friend,a life long companionwho will be there till the end.Treat it kindly.Go for walks.Remember what it likes bestwhen you go to the grocery storeor out…
I’ve watched clocks since I was small.My collection of watches startles some, different day, different watch.Heaven help me if I forget to put my watch on;glancing at my naked wrist…
Dealing with grief is something most of us struggle with. Poets tend to write their way through difficult times. Here are two classics that I think will be familiar, read…
Youth thinks it is immortal, but time passes. If we are lucky, we come to a place where we can reflect on life, love, and all that we’ve experienced. If…
I was taught that, by definition, living things change and grow. If they’re not growing, then they are dead, and not just in the figurative sense. Yet every living thing…
For twenty years we were strangers,ships passing in the night,always nearby but never actually meeting.A real life version of “Sleepless in Seattle.”Born the same year, same town, same hospital.Years later…
I’m ashamed to admit I totally missed International Haiku Day, typically celebrated on April 17th. I’m guessing they chose that particular day because April is Poetry Month and haikus have…
Not meis too common.Responsibilityaccepted makes us betterpeople. I wrote this poem from a prompt to write a poem beginning with “Not ____”. It’s a simple thought, simply put. You might…
So often we are stuckin the middle,between a rock and a hard place.Turning left or rightis not an option.We must move forward and deal with whatever the fates decree.Being stuck…
So today’s PAD prompt was to write an ekphrastic poem. An ekphrastic poem is a poem inspired by a piece of art, whether that’s a painting, a sculpture, mixed media,…
I saw a young chef on TVwith wild dreadlocks curled on the top of his head.Probably, when he wasn’t cooking,he let them dangle this way and that,a living thing, wild…
