three dark figures stand awash in blue from beyond awaiting their fate

i watch you, hawk-eyed though it is you who’re preying on my misery i watch you when i turn this way or that somehow you’re always in my field of vision throwing your head back and laughing at some silly joke SHE’s told you and…

Car drives, Oh so long Across bridges, through tunnels The journey goes on And many more miles to drive To where the earth meets the sky   This verse is called a Tanka and is similar to a haiku. The first and third lines have…

tenderness Stella and Ryan keep bickering About petrol, spark plugs, tires And anything else they feel like. Constant since they “re-found” me Not that I was ever lost. I always knew. Sometimes wish I was still underwater. Better than air pods deep pools. We’re crawling…

Emergent The road less traveled is far more bumpy With less care put in to maintain In parts the road is overgrown In others it fades only to reappear again Where you least expect it The swamps were a surprise The trees a spindled, branches…

To exercise empathy Exert extra care Nice choices of kindness Doing what’s fair Even when it’s difficult timing Remembering to always care Never saying never Even when the action is not returned Show your best understanding self So your name will always be honored

Snow are slow to melt Lest the sun shines   The sun are wont to burn Unless the umbrella appear   The umbrella cannot withstand fiery force of fire   Like the gentle rain, tenderness needs no force to melt a stony heart

  Oh what fun it would be A road trip across the country With loads of snacks of all kinds A playlist for the road Another for the nights A set of clothes A bag full of treats There’s so much we would carry, For…

Such sweet tenderness you express in your kisses I’ve never known such bliss.

There are many angels in our lives Some family, some friends Those who take care of us through time On whom we can depend The ones that never ask a thing And want nothing in return Those that hold us at our worst Our rocks…