Dearly Beloved

Dearly Beloved We have gathered her today to solve a problem Or at least We were But you all could not work together for five minutes Your attitudes, your selfishness You are ruining this Can’t you see this is bigger than all of us? Don’t…

Half Magic

  Hour Nine   Half Magic     My life has been a carrot, erupting though dirt. I first was a sprig of green, blown by wind.   Then my crown pushed up to reveal a much bigger me, coated in dirt that knew I…

Seveneves

Our planet is being destroyed In rocks and fire and flame The moon itself has ceased to exist The why leaves us no one to blame. Only a few of the people who live Will have the chance to survive. They will live and work…

Amazonia

The name makes me think of a place where everything is green and grows larger than life. But it’s a wondrous place, with magical, mysterious, miracles. The fish breathe the air while they hunt on land. Human-kind is not immune from being hunted and are…

Trust

Trust Trust is reckless The seed’s risk in breeching Sanctuary walls The wren building In branch’s undulating safety The colt greeting gravity Moments after arrival Trust is tenuous Rent by silent absence Wrecked by unspoken fractures Lost in cruelty’s mirth Trust is made Of stiched…

Funny Girl

Funny Girl What a strange girl she is who avoids parties like death who doesn’t drink, or smoke or JUUL who instead prefers the company of her seven pets, the zoo of her home. She reads books as they lay by her feet, she cleans…

Beware the Glitterers

iridescent flitters just to the corner of my eye close enough to touch, but outside of capture small creatures swiping at the web of dreams a visual siren’s song to come play away from safety bejeweled wings whirring in motion designed to entrance figments of…

An Epic Of Polar Adventure-Endurance

Moving about in younger years, Sometimes brought laughter, sometimes tears! This town, that city, a new state of mind. Always a cool destination, How many friends did I find? California was golden alright, So desperately dry. Plan a picnic on any summer day, With not…

The Ballad of the Bullet

Bob Armstrong lost the match, so he’s gotta leave town There’s no one left to stop the Flame from burning Dothan down No one is left to save folks in Pensacola, they all might just drown   But rumors around Montgomery say a Savior is…

Hour 9 COMPLETE WORKS

My tendency is to rewrite every adjective A dozen different times To sketch again that eye and then again To get THAT note perfect before moving on While the rest of the bird Waits in the nest Waits for a worm Longs for wings If…