An uncanny friendship between two women Bonded through pain and suffering Eventually, they escaped, but how and when

Hobbits famously tell of their dietary habits especially mornings most definitely second breakfast Not living in a cozy shire nor having large fairly hairy feet I can still speak to the efficacy of breakfast two For second breakfast simply put is actually fifth coffee or…

I am digging deeper Digging for lost words My head feels empty Imagination’s dry My fancy flew In a clouded sky In sighing a deep sigh I pray An epiphany to burst by But inside me An empty ocean swirls Bubbling and foaming To escape…

  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…

The lonely Journey The grass is greener on the other side Keep going Don’t give up The journey may seem far The aerial view Reminds me of the war in Ukraine The line of trucks for the Russians Trying to invade maripoul The journey seemed…

“Come in, she said I’ll give ya shelter from the storm..” – Bob Dylan I have never had much use for umbrellas keeping rain at bay as antithetical to a poet as sunscreen to a snowman I need no portable canopy except for thoughts let…

“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra O friends, please more of these sounds! Let us shout more joyful cheers, More cheers full of joy! Joy! Joy! Joy, bright spark of these nine innings…

Kusadasi The way to Samos The green palm trees Stood tall The blue sky Houses built on rocks Picturesque view The castle in the corner Very busy with character. Buzzing with life. Love of family The shops in the marina The coffee shop Tourists arriving…

If you listen closely late at night the sounds of the city become ever more clear traffic noise, road hum sirens distant – and not so distant squealing tires – cars racing too-fast trucks pitter-patter of raccoon claws on alley concrete squeal of train wheels…

I have never really feared monsters boogeymen in closets demented clowns things from other dimensions Meh. I grew up in the 1960s watching 50s B movies Karloff, Lugosi epics saw Godzilla as cute, not menacing Fun Now in my sixth decade I do believe in…