The Storm- Nonet Poem 12   The storm at its worst was blowing across -9 The street  flooded, by the station-8 The cars moved slowly through the -7 Puddles, everywhere I saw-6 Rain drops on the roof-5 Clouds in the sky-4 Tornado -3 I see-2…

Battered walls and empty promises We told them we’d done all we could The trials we gave the world Were nothing compared to Our lies said smiling Of protection Keep us safe Our lives safe

sweet corn in the summer I never liked it much thought it was too hot on warm night the canned stuff too wet and bland but the cobs too hard to eat as a kid but years later I understand family sitting around the table…

Ah now, that same old song and dance wrapping yourself up in the mess of choices and emotions You can feel them struggling can’t you Blurring together until nothing is left until your heart is empty and your stomach is tied up in so many…

Once in a blue moon, I take out an old picture of myself just to check how many wrinkles I’ve added since I crossed happy days Once in a blue moon, I try to recollect just what you whispered into my ears as we made…

Steel and glass tower over rising seas Battered glass shakes with each crashing wave Wave upon wave threatened to break through the transparent barrier A fish, barely the size of a blade of grass, rides the current, closer and closer to the final pane All…

Young boy untold power A good man, mentor, liar Inspire in kindness    

It was my own hubris. I preferred to be alone, introverted, awkward, But it’s a pitfall. A year, two years? Its hard to keep count when every day feels the same. When I reminisce, will I remember my prior self? The self that was empty…

Pieces of circuitry line the temple forming an electric puzzle Visitors wander through the maze inside, each for their own reason Each meditating as they search for meaning in their brave new world The maze shifts and folds, blocking the path for some, opening for…

A time Capsule- Poem 5   A living memory to carry on When I am gone beyond A life jacket to save me When I fly and am no more Horse carriage and treasures   A memory of my likes and dislikes My ceremony of…