Haiku “speak of the devil” I say as you pop into my very being

the wind will carry my soul above the grey cloud and I will know peace (Poem 9 of Half Marathon)

“Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo.” Lois Lowry The Giver What was that? Behind him, he heard a scrape. GO! Across vast distances…

Soft water gels over your body, soothing your skin washing troubles away you look out to the city and ponder… What is everyone else doing? I soak here relaxed what troubles are they going through?  do I care? Am I supposed to care? I think…

Overlooking the city as if I were a bird soaring within the clouds examining the fabric of life- what each area holds dear, knowing that within the jumbled puzzle of it all- We are just a small speck of the wheel of life.

no more than a cubicle you talked to the chair, the table, the door – you had to, out of necessity, because that was all there was you thought the world was just this big, and nothing more beyond it nightmares penetrated your dreams when…

  Life Lessons   In high school I switched to Sue’s piano teacher, Miss Ward. She took the El and a taxi to our houses, luckily only two blocks from each other. Then she took a taxi and the El back home. Even then I…

To the future Mrs. Jennings whomever she may one day be I write this letter to say thank you. Thank you for allowing me to be apart of your journey navigating this thing we call life. Thank you for being patient with me I know…

Her gaze is haughty Her eyes coldly searching Her bearing, indifferent Scrutinizing and dismissing A slight sneer on her lips The smiles that never quite get to her eyes Completes her coldly over bearing mien Without much ado It is obvious She doesn’t give second…

A concise, brief summary, of ” To kill a Mockingbird ” by Harper Lee. This book did greatly inspire me, to read for law and a lawyer to be.   A theme of racism and prejudice in the book is interwoven, picking at the fabric…