Lullay, lullay lovely, Let the soft light turn deep red, lullay and behind lids closed for sleep, loose the tendrils of the day Let the soft light turn deep red And go deeper still Loose the tendrils of the day feel it fall away Go…

Thank you to Jacob Jans for that word generator. Here’s my take on the Pantoum, not very original, I’m afraid. I just finished a quick workout Thus excuse my weird analogy But if the last seven poems were part of a marathon This eighth poem…

The dragonflies still buzz today Flying so carefree and peacefully Their wings dance on the breeze Without a care in the world Flying so carefree and peacefully Reminding me of days in my youth Without a care in the world It was a much simpler…

‘Round and ‘round the hatred goes by day in the classroom, at night on the news how or why it starts, nobody ever knows even when it’s personal, haters seem confused   by day in the classroom, at night on the news verbally, physically, my…

I sat on a bench under a naked tree, Dried leaves clinging to the branches, Others fallen to a place they’d rather be, I sat in the center watching,   Dried leaves clinging to the branches, Shade in stick figure fragments upon the ground, I sat…

Rain is kin to resurrection when you can read the agony of short-lived things, and drought coats even trees with dust.   When you can read the cracked palm of familiar earth and drought coats even trees with dust, your body’s scenting for a storm….

Romance, fantasy and mysteries. The journey of a lifetime waits before our eyes But only when we take the time to dive deep We will be better than we were before. The journey of a lifetime waits before our eyes When we read adventure stories…

Good morning, breakfast time! And how do we make the breakfast? Gather the ingredients now. Flour 3 eggs, stir and bake. And how do we make the breakfast? Each day more of the same. Flour 3 eggs, stir and bake. No windows for change. Each…

O. De to The Last Leaf   Through my window spy the tree Downstairs I hear my family The trunk is withered much like me With brittle branches and no green   But downstairs I hear my family’s cheer My window-tree now whispers clear, with…

Function FindLove (Byval GoodMan as Characters, FunnyMan as Characters) Dim Ex as Absent, Ex2 as Dysfunctional, Ex3 as Snake Set Ex = Still Unforgiven Do Until Ex = Forgiven Remember He’s a jerk Move on Loop Set Ex2 = Duplicitous For each Ex2 in GoodMan Kiss and…