A few weeks ago I had my first not my fault fender bender. A few months ago I had my first not my fault major accident. It is almost like someone or something is trying to take me out. But I am not here by…

December-January holidays Emotions too many to count and too risky to explore. No longer filled with joy and happiness and beauty, replaced with commercialism beginning in July or sooner. Where did the names for super-discounted sales come from? Black Friday, Black Monday, and so on….

Sirens beckoned to Odysseus and his ship Bound to the mast crew deafened Lashing out trying to escape Fixated on yonder allure Seductive charm turns to screams When unable to get their way The dark realty hidden inside emerges Facades fade That desired intimacy which…

Cultivating Abundance bearing to toss out the old a poem handcrafted in wrapped newness love baked into meals savoring tastes full and packed with the idea of a happy home saying you were placed here for me and I think you are great A presence…

Normal is like a thing in the past With all the things happening like a blast All changed everything was different And all of this happen in the current But with all the negative events happening There are things that are surely flattering The earth…

Two couplets organized in a quatrain each line having 5 or 8 syllables.   Holding on to me too tightly Having you cling to me closely Hoping you would let me breathe Helping you not to tightly squeeze

A haunting that scared me with only words no images, no jump scares no sound effects needed just pen on paper creating an atmosphere so tense about a family of three staying alone in a massive hotel. It was cold, a gradual descend into madness…

Dreaming each night Imaginary accusers Playing out the same scenes Continually condemned Never sure why.

After Shuntaro Tanikawa Nothing new to report that I haven’t read about before except for the intentionally lost opportunities to act in good faith and in a manner that grapples with the pandemic, the very essence of an universal concern, which they made worthless by…

Russian new year Is American new year. But it isn’t. It’s the same date But not the same meaning. Russian new year is like American Christmas. That’s why he bought the watch. That’s also why it is was a mistake. He and his Russian holiday…