The boat is rocking in a lullaby motion, The wind the only ruffle on the still small lake. Above, the night sky is freckled with stars, Each a distant thought to be discovered. Down in the depths of the lake murkier things fonder, Subconscious morass…
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Dear Livy
six years in life and you thirty years since sending you into the world every day adds confidence you are dearer to me than the year before let us look forward without fear without depression love will be sufficient I hail this day
From A Fairytale Narrator
Magic creeps in where it shouldn’t be. That’s what it delights in – The unexpected turn, the misspoken word, The mischief to be made and gift to be given. Magic will turn the world upside down, if you let it. Sometimes that’s what the world…
Next Door
Music streams through the window, conflicting with my couch lounging and television watching, rock n rock grooving and the neighbor kids playing, and I consider yelling out the window that the music is great but can they turn it down a bit, decide to leave…
Death Awaits
The sheriff stared looking at the condemned man. He stared back at the sheriff, his cold eyes gazing through him, chilling his blood. I can’t till she gets here. he coldly replied to the sheriff. Till who gets here? Just have to…
Dear Former Self, 2018
Congratulations are in order! You have survived deep cuts whose scars will never disappear You came out swinging TKO to the past like a prize fighter in the ring The future knows no bounds It still hurts but the pain has taught you that you…
The Land Knows You
The sun shines still as brightly as when you were aware. Though you do not seem to notice, its beauty still is there. Though your mind is fogged with worries and your heart is dull today, The trees are still the same as when they…
Shattered Night
The glass shatters As he fell through the night The world fell away As he tumbled for his life The pinpoints of light From far away stars Looked so beautiful As he plummeted To the ground
Morning Coffee
A hush had fallen over the house electric coffee pot brewing grab the canteen from the shelf fill to fuel your adventure for the day as you survey the fog hovering over the concrete blocks down by the dock silvery in the moonlight waning as…
The Land Knows You
The land knows you, even when you are lost. It does not forget, and neither does it forgive. Do not abandon it, even at great cost. When winter comes with brutal frost You are challenged to persevere and survive. The land knows you, even when…