A sign of hope for a fresh start An indication of just how far I’ve fallen A little suggestion intended to be helpful The bottom of the barrel well and truly scraped A sidewalk discovery outside the café A small investment in an uncertain future…

Tanka: A nice morning stroll and breathing in morning air, make the brain happy; I’m ready for a long day and can’t wait for tomorrow.

I have a little handbag That sits upon my knee But inside it’s much bigger Than a handbag ought to be It takes in bottled water By the litre. And the pens! Hear them rattle in despair Of ever being found again. There’s mints and…

Nature, Natural , beautiful and sweet, As kind or vicious as anyone you will meet, It can relax you and make you feel dreamy, It can twist up your life and make it steamy.   Nature will not hurt you based on anything you’ve done,…

“Daddy, you didn’t take your pills.” “I did take my pills.” “No they are still on the counter.” Daddy remembered seventy wonderful years with his wife, But not that there had been two different wives. He remembered the fear and confusion as a young sailor…

THE BUFFOON Every time I see him, I writhe from within. More so, than the chill I get from disappearing glaciers. He is a no man, a figment of his own manipulation. A wart of a human being that entangles his prey in a twitter of lies.  …

Pregnant Pause   I awoke in an unfamiliar vehicle, with my husband at the wheel As we drove, my life-filled belly swelled to greater and greater proportions, each change in size bringing with it a different person in the driver’s seat The further we drove,…

For you, I have so many words For me, you have none You live here, a ghost in the flesh Until the summer passes And you haunt some other place. You say, oh hey, I wasn’t listening Eyes always astray Awaiting the growth of the…

We danced each night. In the soft moonlight. You reached for my hand; And brought me to your chest. We danced body and soul. Together as one flame. Your eyes gazed lovingly into mine; There was no spotlight, yet, we shined! We moved in fluid gentle…

I don’t understand Why are you smiling, When the world around us is dying. I don’t understand Why are you smiling, When there is nothing else, Always just crying. I don’t understand Why are you smiling, When in our wings There’s no more flying. I…