Poem Nine

Why do I try For you to like me You say you like me one day But the next you make me an idiot Yet I still try To make myself Feel accepted, That I’m needed, By you Why do I try For you to…

Losing My Balance

Things haven’t been the same Since I broke my ankle. It’s not that it didn’t heal– Sure it puffs up now and then, but There’s no pain to speak of. It’s more the feeling that This Judas body Betrayed me, Leaving me unsteady, Unsure of…

The Hall of Blue Flames

Above the diluvial plane stood the mountain Gazing down the steppe and fields of thistle To the small hamlet with the waist high wall of stone, On the Isle of Skye, the village of Brittle. Hearty Scots there knew of the man, Ancient in days,…

You are my magical elixir my drug of choice, my life-long addiction with such a powerful voice, my first thought each morning so sad but true, your call is seductive I can’t live without you.  

Rose for my Rose

The warmth of colour And the wafting scent Fills my nostrils and Tantalises my senses Triggering vivid memories Of by gone days Days filled with love With sunshine, with laughter That broad smile and deep cleft of the chin Underneath that wide breamed hat The…

4 pm Poem

I don’t even care I just want to be with you It’s so hard to share You don’t have a clue

Mirror of Life

The world is your open heart An awaken Heart is your Mirror Oneness with your life is your film All that surrounds you is your museum Bright eyes is your camera Always searching to give to everyone.

Haiku #9

I walked through my room. I saw the bug on my wall. It screamed in horror.