Hiking through the woods, I use exercise to help heal a wounded heart. Sweat takes my mind on a vacation from useless rumination and pain. I stop for water. Right before me, the earth has shared her scars with me. Yet I see only inspiring…

1 Heart like a grenade Around you I’m liable to explode Boom There I go Smashed into pieces 2 Your spirit animal should be a bulldog Stubborn. Pigheaded. But lovable and sweet. Like hugging a brick wall wrapped in cotton 3) Strong. You are so…

Point guard (#1) Playmaker of the team Excellent ball handler Makes great passes Think Magic Johnson, tallest point guard in history     Shooting guard (#2) The marksman, usually scores the most Hangs in the backcourt with the point guard Is M.J. or Kobe better?    …

I drove by a house where I lived once A dog named Mike is still buried there Many years have passed with the vision Of a hawk with expansive wings and a hunter’s glare Sitting in the backyard It looks like a dollhouse to me…

What am I doing wrong? I pour myself into witty conversation, but you remain mute. I stir in sugary comments designed to get you upset, but you’re still mum. I sip your love and wonder if I return it in full. Doesn’t one always give…

Once upon a time in a land very far away, lived a wonderful Prince who couldn’t seem to find a real Princess. There were beautiful women and thoughtful ladies, but how to find a real Princess? He went to his computer and googled and poof!…

It has no wings Still flies Who could catch time Which passes by…

Daaaaaddy, Yes, darling Tell me a story! ok, my dear, I will. About whhhaaaat? How about the time I met the potato fairy? the whooo? I said, the potato fairy. That’s why I’m the best potato cooker. Hm. You’re potatoes are really good. But you’re…

It’s chilly cool to the touch leaves have fallen and so have I. Secluded not many will find me here but he knows. He knows that familiar place I go when things don’t go my way. The oasis where I can scream as loud as…

Math. I hate math. Equations. Sum. Division. Multiplication. Symbols and numbers in a swirling confusing tornado. I am built for words.