You remind me of: That special moment when everything you thought would go wrong; goes right The type of day when storms are forecast but instead the sun comes out new and bright The breath of celebration when you’ve accepted failure, only to realize that…

Why is Donald Trump willing to take a pay cut to have power and prestige? Working for chump change? Running for President was a good strategy for selling the book he didn’t write. What now? Did he lose a game of truth or dare and…

Dear God, People say You take lovely people If you take flower The land would be barren If you take light The world would be dark If you take good The universe become bad When you took my mother The world became dull People say…

Dear Loves, In the most critical year of your life, a few defining things will happen. Someone or something will be born and die.  Yes, both will happen – a birth and a death.   A great love will be lost and one will be…

A Word of Advice Dear Janis, Don’t let the needle slide into ragged veins, we still need a piece of your heart. Dear Jim, Stay out of the club, no more roadhouse blues. Dear Jimi, You were born under a good sign, so sleep on…

Flat nose Phallic hose Cat hair caught like pubes ‘tween bristled teeth Unsightly hulk Unwieldy bulk Keening like a ghost on Halloween Dust busted Dirt encrusted Asthmatic wheeze and whistle coughing Built tough Handled rough Inhale the dust to dust filled coffin Flood survivor Wretched…

Love comes down to choices Much like the choice of being in the rain. Rain – can seem soothing or threatening.  It’s always important, a force to be acknowledged. When it comes you never know how intense it will be, no matter what you’ve heard,…

Be the serpent, bite the apple Cast from chapel Take knowledge in There is no sin   Be the snake and swallow your tail Your own self brail Never to mourn Ever reborn   Be the dragon in the ocean Ceaseless motion Embrace the earth To…

Dear Poems,   You lied to me You swore this would be easy That you would be here In my darkest hours That I would find solace in your simple rhythm Your joyful rhyme Your melodious metaphor your stunning simile But after 21 hours you…

I have known women who could be classified as animals; tigers, panthers, mama bears. Fortunately I never dated a snake and avoided most of the cougars.   Most. There were others who were cat-like, reflexively, flexibly, stealthy. Fiesty. Or exotic creatures.   As a younger…