firm and impenetrable as roughed rock soft and pliable as water loving kind , Compassionate heart is both of these.

I am feeling morbid, somewhat Lost in my own thoughts, but Connected to the world, through An umbilical cord in my brain of Sound and vision.   I can hear the AC turn off and on, however I don’t feel the air, my body is…

Prompt for Hour Three This day, my dear folks We are gathered here to welcome The forever night! From now, no light will there be The mornings will be forgotten God willing, we’ll get used to the new way The people are requested to pay their last…

  The gust of a strong wind that bursts through the trees a melody puts the musician at ease   Like floodwaters ravished by dry thirsty land is a poet in motion with pen in his hand   A swift rushing river of fresh melted…

Prompt For Hour Two She had some water, he had some sand A toy duck chased imaginary crabs The sea smiles from a polite distance

Birds announced the moment of sunrise, she approached the window, warmth graced her face and she felt safe now, the terror that once plagued the countryside had subsided, the end of a war, men fought bravely, protecting what they considered theirs, not just women’s bodies, but…

Somedays I think I’ll quit and become a plumber or a chef or a florist maybe writing just isn’t for me Maybe I can arrange sweet peonies and yellow daisies better than I can arrange 26 letters Or maybe I can unclog pipes better than…

Before Darkness Before darkness can bring about the night And steal the world’s colors from your sight, Paint all your memories in vivid hues To play and then rewind, if you should choose And in your dreams, keep all the colors bright. You cannot halt…

Prompt for Hour One On the tip of my finger, a reddish button A radioactive silence, a tale in Braille Lonely shores, muted yawns Artifacts a few, none too alive A crystal I found, twice A map to Lichtenstein An ancient armored car A driver’s…

Just wondering about how I see The kinetic energies circling around as if I’m Waiting to jump into a crowd Keeping pieces of me spread throughout the city Jubilation comes to those that see the irony of kites flown in the Air in junction of…