This is what it looks like When you sit down with nothing to write This is what you do When you haven’t  a clue As 5 o’clock in the morning Comes screaming with no warning And what you had prepared to write All looks…

The Letter Dear John (or was it Jim?), I remember all the fun we had last year (no, that was Jack), but now I must move on. I’m leaving you the kid. Please name him Joe Jr. after you I’ll never forget you, Joe (no,…

Tinnitus Frannie Z   Imagine that the wind instead of passing around and over decided to settle in your ear and kicked up a storm. Hailstones, ice pellets, slush would all descend into your ear canal. Not in actual round cold but in a vapor…

The beast awakes, the beast in me And just as unexpectedly, it sleeps I should rightly call it A gift from God When it sleeps But now it’s gone I wonder What is there left if me? What does the beast take, when it sleeps?

I wonder what will happen in a few years in this house we were told we’d become more and more like our parents

Read the newspaper Open the door Talk to people hear the radio Watch the T.V.   Black clouds Hatred Conspiracies Lies Frauds Broken Hearts why so much hate?   What can we do? How can we do? Only one thing   While opening your heart…

In kindergarten we’d crawl through the lavender field to pick up some other kind of flowers that would grow only there. We wouldn’t pick up lavender. We would pick up, if I remember correctly, some flowers we would call stars. They were white and with…

Forever nagging. Sometimes giving. Sometimes taking. Affection, worry, anger, hurt. Overwhelmed with Love. Binding Us Forever. Best Friends. Dinner smells wonderful.   Mother.

Side by side the bear and girl walked A fox leads them to their destiny Passing by a few autumn shrubs And buildings that have been marked The girl paid no attention to the surroundings Marching forward with a slight skip to her step The…

Dear the one A life is not often one may expected it to be Peculiarity utmost rarity Manifesting in an obscure way Never be hesitant Just let the river flow Flowing over in springs of life Nonetheless it is one to accord Let the consequence…