At five, “A shepherdess” I told him For the tender lamb of my bedtime poem, The freedom of the meadows and valleys, The gentle pace and active, hard work.   At fifteen, “An actress” I replied For the thrill of self-discovery and My commanding voice…

Sing night’s green murmur, rainfall rattle on rooftops and throb of thunder, cloud-silhouette moon adrift in dappled wrack of rushing stars and cornfields whisper: endless Missouri

Yearning: Poem 2 To yearn ; the longing for Our deepest desires to be seen, To be accepted and loved To have the world not mean. Yearning and longing for love Truth and respect, In a world more filled With greed and neglect.   Parents…

Cries in the Night A guttural howl Echoes in the soundless night Breaking into song. A car revs crunching Our dreams and peaceful sleep Blood covers the ground. A moment can change A mood can alter instantly Life is unpredictable. Gunshots. Bullets. Death. Life ends…

The wind rustled her hair as she walked along the shore. Her smile hid the fact that inside her raged a war. She walked to and fro, moving along with the tide. The sounds of the ocean helped heal the pain inside. She stopped for…

Running passed my house Racing down the street Forgot to tie my shoe lace I trip over my own feet   It’s a lovely Friday night So much of the town to see Forgot my wallet at home My friend had to pay for me…

we lose nothing by loving the weight of a heart the fragility of a feather both can be a hundred pounds depending on the handful regardless of how our mind weaves regret if we hold steady we lose nothing

I write my secrets in the stars holding hope one day the constellations will catch your eye Leave the words painted on black canvas The light to hold all I can not say If they should fall place my dreams there May this longing light…

  A Lust Letter – For My Dulcinea   To my most darling, Dearest, morning’s come and all the work of night has passed away into its jaws. The earnest laws of man are moving on the streets and greet our dreams with clatter and…