Car drives, Oh so long Across bridges, through tunnels The journey goes on And many more miles to drive To where the earth meets the sky   This verse is called a Tanka and is similar to a haiku. The first and third lines have…

So you like a little light mixed with your deepest dark desires Tell me more, my darling, for I only aim to please Tell me all the ways you’d like this evening to transpire Tell me all the ways to make you buckle at the…

    It was said that the village had to feed him Everyday, bringing food by the cartload Or else, he would grab a villager and kill, And that would be his dinner! Fear and despair raged in the vicinity And no one was able…

It’s baffling to watch- the soft side of a ferocious beast an uncompromising predator or an evil dictator.   To watch a lioness lick her young to dry, let it prance and bite her ear, pick it up gently with her mouth and gently carry…

The multitasker, graceful, grateful and gracious. Devoted, tolerant and hardworking. a teacher, a nurse, a chef, a cleaner. A million titles, a million roles, that you give and shame her for not being a robot, or a goddess, a mythical being, with superpowers, for being…

Hard Days Ahead World now is a hard place to live/ Vanished has the courtesy from man to man/ Law and order is a forgotten word/ Gun toting goons crush young buds under their feet/ War rages on unabated in civilized world Thorns abound and…

God loves gas stations there’s one on every corner here a discarded chick tract looks up from a shiny, rainbow pool of oil mad at the world still.   Sign says to turn the car off during fueling sherriff on the sticker points to remind…

To exercise empathy Exert extra care Nice choices of kindness Doing what’s fair Even when it’s difficult timing Remembering to always care Never saying never Even when the action is not returned Show your best understanding self So your name will always be honored

  Put a Sock(et) in It!   The mere sight of spark plug sockets irks me to my core.   ****A lune poem is an Americanized version of a haiku, featuring a syllabic count of 5/3/5. And as irrational and illogical and utterly ridiculous as…

The sunrise casts light over dark shadows it motivates movement just by lighting up the sky