Lost limbs with fingers stubbed legs that do not run when it is hot scare others wear clothes of bright colors taste sensations Leather boots earned not bought Poisoned words slimy, sneaky quickness

Iridescent drifter Somnolent in your lazy pursuit of sweet nectar Ruby throated dancer Slowly sipping the endless charms of summer

Blackberry Picking in Kentucky   Ashy legs dangled  from my grandfather’s weather-beaten flatbed, wooden boards blanched from too many seasons of tobacco, potatoes, and corn.   A harvest of cousins, aunts, and uncles piled on with all manner of rinsed bucket as my grandfather slowly…

Last night I had a strange dream. We had moved into a cabin lost in the woods. And as I kissed your hands on our pillow to say goodnight you asked: Are we still queer when there’s noone around?

Prompt: “Personify an animal. Switch its trait. Example: a disinterested lion, a polite gorilla, an aggressive giraffe…” Even the most delicious food does not appease me I should be happy, but can’t help but be dyspeptic They just got a puppy, now I’m left disappointed….

  My mind is awake while the world is asleep. I watch the sun set and the sky darken. My mood set with it. Yesterday I was strong. Today I am tired. I’ve been through so much and I’m not even that old. Poems struggle…

ANIMALS UNDERSTAND   I know I will never see . . . One as lovely as thee. With your wet nose and wagging tail, Your antics, in my laughter make me wail.   You want to share my food . . . And I want…

It’s so lonely down here why can’t I be like other birds? Soaring through the skies wind beneath my wings. I come out at night for a reason I’m ashamed to be seen my friends Kea and Kakapo living the dream. A flightless Kiwi nose…

Will you hold me? Through the darkest night When I cannot see the light Will you hold me Will you hold me? After I’ve walked over fiery coals When my dreams are filled with holes Will you hold me Will you hold me? When the…

I slipped out Of your grip When I could No longer fathom The tears That remained After the laughter Has ended