Reflections always frighten me Silly, I know They say the mirror never lies So maybe it’s the truth I fear Truth- a powerful word A subjective word Everyone has their own version He said- she said It all becomes a matter of believability Wouldn’t it…

copious fluid gums up both lungs that’s what I was told by nurse go home, nothing to be done you have covid pneumonia  no big deal, really what doesn’t kill but it could nevermind bye

People gathers in his green backyard They are mourning, hugging each other Some people are crying loud Some just contemplating Why is this occurring He makes a speech His beloved dogs Has died Loved

It’s always darkest before the dawn When the stars have all burned out The moon has sunk low and sun has stubbornly refused to rise The world is blanketed in the blackest of blacks And everything is still Voices are silenced Breath is held The…

What might happen  If you jumped The margins Exceeded the lines Let the ink Twine Along  Your  Fingers Wind Cursive lines Up  Your  Spine Flow  With  Your Blood Circulate And  Stain  Your  Heart What if you  You made Visible  And  Unblushing  Your love affair  Of…

My feet move A rhythm no one else can hear Dancing at my own tempo I let go Giving my body to the flow Moving for the joy  Prancing on tiptoe

four lucky green leaves given to me, one for loving another heart who is true to only you, for health, wealth, and a home that is happy and full of plenty, forgiveness, peace, and joy.

A Haiku   It’s On the Tip of My Tongue   What’s that word again? You know, it means to saunter, amble, stroll, hike, trek.

  Nanette’s Nonet     Being careful is silly she screamed You’re crazy he said to demean His challenge seen as extreme She bounced from a high beam He laughed, she floated Into a pool so moated alone throne          

Poetry Marathon 3021   June 26, 2021. You think this time capsule is big enough? Nothing is big enough, so it will have to do. You think this will all fit? We’ll make it fit, now help me cram all of it in. 25 pounds…