A leftoff memory being touched on A gush of breeze crossed me Scattered bits of the past reconciled A piece of Me… felt myself again As clouds paid homage today As the drizzle touched my face The smile that was lost somewhere Found home today…

Learning to Float I was six when Jaws the movie was released. We lived in Florida, a short bike ride to the beach, and not too far to a favorite drive-in theater either. Tinny speakers hung from the windows of our ’76 full size van,…

As the light shine through all the broken pieces, that you asked me to fix, which refracts them into a million shades of life and love, I wonder, why would I fix them, or was it ever broken? Why would I change it and go…

Take a dip but don’t make a splash Tread lightly and let the waves crash Over you. Let the chaos make you calm And the roaring be a balm For your soul.

There is nothing like the morning dew, so I grab my coffee and put on my shoes, my lover she’s waiting for me across the yard and into the garden. She shows me all the pretty flowers born from her labor of love and at…

Time for cleansing my body, my mind and soul Water falls as the temperature rises to a point just beyond perfect Clothes tossed, curtain pulled, big steps in, over the edge safely Pleasureful sting of the pulsing waters, my ritual begins Hair first, follicles opening…

Petrichor invading my senses As I stand on the sandy earth The drops of water falling on me Gently, from the heavens above The winds around me are strong Lifting things up from around me But the torrents are stronger As the drizzle turns to…

I. Bird looking listening from the bird tree near the porch this perfect Vermont morning   Raven husky caulk and croon floats across dew cloaked meadows drowning soft Chickadee hum and flutter.   Bold Jay stomps and caws tilting his head to eye the peanut…

For a variety of reasons, for no good reason, for one very familiar reason, the ever-present-going-on-three-year-reason, I missed the chance to explore tide pools during record low tides (at mid-day, even!). Sea urchins, nudibranchs, starfish, crabs of all sizes, I salute you in abstentia and…

My dearest love to be ‘Tis with the heaviest of heart This morn I write to thee From so many miles apart   If only you came hither If only you were near We ought to shed the notion That this world is insincere  …