Candlelight Shadows flickering Spirits hover Drowning the voices of the day With the laments of the night Firelight Flames and shadows dance The voices in the darkness Brush my neck Whispering somber secrets  

Solitary you arrive and quickly expand to the perimeters. Marking the beginning and end of a day, the beginning and end of life. In the darkness, a familiar comfort, a bright flower radiating through the unseen. The lighthouse, spiraling beacon, repelling siren warning of the…

Should we, as humans, be so wise  to realize that when we are alone we can only focus on base survival when the one with the most, indeed  is the one rival who will lead and, despite the smartest of phones the greatest number of…

In this time of COVID-19, Loneliness creeps in to the farthest recesses making it difficult, if not impossible to stay connected to stay positive to remain part of something bigger. Not often am I concerned about having control allowing the natural course of things Social…

When you miss the state where you grew, There is a candle just for you.   In the early Washington summer, You smell spring rain, Wet pine needles, Fresh blackberries for your ice cream shakes, And a blanket of wild flowers.   As I sit,…

Cry Hallelujah With A Desperate Heart Cry hallelujah with a desperate heart from which all crosses carried hard shall bear The fruit of His word and love of His art Prayers expressed as words with an empty breath Upon deaf ears shall they fail to…

The cascading indigo dusk would blanket the summer’s eventide While orange yellow lights would glow in the skies Slowly in a rhythm one by one they would shine A magnitude of beetles glorifying the evening’s lullabies A real life rendition of van Gogh’s starry night…

Mind’s a candle flame Desireless, it is tame, With gusts of passion, Its vitality turns ashen before the light dims, There’s much it brings wisdom, and knowledge gives the mind high wattage. A candle can light many, if the flame is steady as the mind’s…

A woman I know mid-fifties went protesting first timer missing out as teenager with strict parents she wanted ‘self-fulfillment’ wanted understanding of what had been never missed Seeing her a few days later I asked if she found what she had been seeking “Yes and…

In the dark of night when the demons slip in and out of dreams A dim light is off in the distance. In the night sky stars twinkle to remind us that we are a part of something larger. When we are in the dark…