Beauty is sumptuous riders of uncertainty Truth is no certainty, you under the lantern of reality War is not irrefutable, givers of reason You wonder why be reasonable, in oceans of treason? Fights are necessary, dreamers of amnesty Yet blessed with reason peaceful, do not…

Hi, Anxiety. I knew you’d show. But maybe this time you just want to say, “Bon voyage,” and wish me well. For you know that this time, You are not making the trip with me.

The red leaves and the brisk air bring a calm to my soul a cloudy day makes me go out and play reminiscent of what I call home. The time before winter when I appreciate the most the main course I look forward to year…

We can still be normal. After the loss. Sometimes when we let it happen. We can still be the family we were before. When we aren’t paying attention. When we ignore the empty chair. But it doesn’t last forever. The absence of her steady laugh…

Sway branches creak all night long in the frolicsome storm I remember your voices and the ceaseless chanting of your leaves sing to me your stories on the autumn winds rock me in your arms until the world never ends

Is history re-written? Buy booze but not new boots. Liquid creativity, she claims. Her choices are a map indicating her true north. Is her compass cracked or perhaps she is geographically-challenged? She awaits the half summer light. Swallows more white lightning, but holds Time in…

Great work makes you think. Cheap tix. New plays. Lots to see. Well done, New York Fringe!

my computer is functioning fine and while I’d love to blame my not promptly posting on wordpress, 
that’s not the truth, either. I keep my promises. I don’t promise often. Easier that way. But a chance to audition for Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen is an…

Coffee in hand. Ahhhh, big sigh of relief… This is my master remedy.

Choked up on broken tears, Making empty promises on half-hidden smiles, Waiting for my departure. I didn’t have enough words for “a while,” Not prepared for heartfelt goodbyes, Trying not to appear through my crocodile disguise, “Promise me you’ll work with me when you get…