The table, besides me, is bald and bearded I’m getting there but hanging on we are brought turkey and sides Kraft sprinkled mac and cheese stuffing with giblet gravy green beans with pork fat cranberry sauce right out of the can they bring it out…

Love is doing dishes, making dinner. Holding hands at the movies. It is singed with frustration and joy. It is worry in the hospital waiting room. It is sticking around through good and bad. Love is communication and respect. It is founded on attraction, but…

What is love she said ya got me he said then he said let’s kiss and see if it happens

What is love if not unconditional? What is love if not unbelievable? What does it mean to offer your heart, to the other additional? What does it mean when love is conceivable? Is it a ring of gold or diamond to express the gem in…

4 years ago, while madly in love, I drove to California It took me 3 days, 2 gallons of coffee, and one mental breakdown   This February, I bought a puppy She is the first dog I have owned since childhood   The drive had…

When you look up the meaning of the word “Shangri-La” It describes a paradise Enduringly happy Isolated from the world   It is also Imaginary   We called them “Shangri-La Days” And they could not have been described better A bubble of happiness Where the…

What is Love? What is love if not a poem? Wtitten, spoken, expressed, hidden What is love if not a story? Told, heard, repeated, forgotten What is love if not a song? Hummed, sung, played, faded What is love if not a picture? Drawn, admired,…

There is a tree that stands alone At the end of a stream Which empties into a large body of water Bigger than a pond, smaller than a lake The tree is a cottonwood The last of its kind along the stream Over the years,…

Just hold me While I weep in silence Ask me not one thing As my dolorous sighs release Your strength I shall borrow Just hold me While I wallow in the sorrow Of betrayal, forfeiture and demise My though clouded by tears See the beauty…

What is love What. Is. Love. What happens when baby hurts me? Baby hurts me Baby. Hurts. Me. That’s not love. It’s never love to hurt your love. Dating doesn’t answer me Live is not a tragedy Is love romance? Is love just chance? We…