Haiku

Chilled icicles fall, shattering near the ground they Wound a small child.

Poem 14

You make me happy When all else fails I turn to you You laugh at my jokes When I make a joke of something You laugh not get mad You are my rock When I need to rant You let me tell you You are…

blissfully happy

i tell myself that you are blissfully happy i breathe that mantra into my lungs like air to keep me away from the phone away from the memories i tell myself that you have everything you need exactly where you are and that your space…

My Best Friend Poem 10

I feel you in my mouth Murky soft Hint of vanilla Slight froth You have become my best friend I live for our moments together You pick me up When I pick you up You fill me with sweet love Sip after sip after sip…

The Bering Sea

I don’t know much about the Bering Sea Except that it’s cold Deep Dangerous Everything I know is from television Fishermen turned TV stars Everyday men doing deadly work Weather that drives it all Everything I know is from television Except that you’re there At…

Cheshire Cat’s lament

Ah, mister cat! Your secret fondness for sweets and treats did you in! Your 30 white horses fled the rough red hill. Would, that you could Grin without a grin?

The ballybog

We now have to consider The gibbet They prayed He would not requite his death With storms or other adversaries A bed full of fleas Was more than merely witty Then came the ballybog Mud covered they rise On their bulbous bodies Arms and legs…

Captive in the Moment

Captive in the moment Of magic, Drums beating Flutes playing And dancing Angels in.   Floating High above it all She joins in The dance Of ecstasy.

10pm

I’m in a situation I’m out of love and into it I’m on the dime of ten But would sun tract anything Just to be on cloud nine I fantasized as he took my hand Eyes closed I had no idea who was which Maybe…