It all began with a whimper,  a bang never came into it    Together out of a bad habit,  like smoking behind the bike sheds.  The committee of their mutual friends,  had decried describing the entire relationship  as a waste of vitriol.    There was…

This a different nature not flowers, rainbows & gentle rain. not fluffy rabbits, spry frogs and quick jumping fish. This is thorns, clouds and thunderstorms. this is raccoons, alligators & piranha this food chain is hunt or be hunted eat or be eaten like musical…

Season of the De-cluttering Diva Where did all this stuff come from? Start with the smallest room: the kitchen. Down came the unused shelving Out went miscellaneous mugs and dishes A little new paint made such a big difference. My walk-in closet did not live…

Growls fill the air Booming, a sign of doom My blood runs cold The ghost of simpler times haunts my bones Waving me off, my final goodbye Where is it coming from?   A family of trees all shapes and sizes Protect me from the…

Love in the wood or more aptly, bark Was this natural or… did someone carve love out of this log for others to see.

She entered new, innocent to the freedom of being thy self. The need to fit in there. Timid, needing control. Trying her best to place anything into her perception of someone else’s warrior pose. But who really stands the highest in mountain pose?

e.e. cummings’ “a clown’s smirk in the skull of a babboon” with words in alphabetical order   a above absurd him abyss— and aeronaut afternoon aim am an and any archer as baboon balloon beats became behold bird birdcage bliss brighter but by can cease…

Greetings   A van and a coupe and even a bicycle parking on the sidestreet my eyes spinning like a groundless bicycle   I hear the first knock and open the door checking my apron as my rather large foot, stumbles against the door  …

The Season of The Invisible Dragon ~Willjxn Season of invisibility— Dragon spirit from the east. You have put the world in hell. Hiding, waiting where you feast.   Just when we think that all is well, Oh, hydra-headed beast. You flick another with your tail….

masks masks, a sign of weakness a pretense of anti-racism a façade of social justice a cover-up a front for social justice a veneer of Black Lives Matter No, none of this is true masks masks mask our germs masks reveal our care the masquerade…