I used to stare through tubes of cardboard and plastic watching fractals and splinters of color remix and reorganize as they turn in my tiny hands and entertained me for hours

Some people are like snakes, a joke comes with a hiss While other bray like donkeys, muleish tones oft remiss You however intrigue me, your voice sparkles like champagne Effervescent and evanescent, transparent and bubbly Where are the songbirds summoned by your reaction? The princess…

ANIMALS UNDERSTAND   I know I will never see . . . One as lovely as thee. With your wet nose and wagging tail, Your antics, in my laughter make me wail.   You want to share my food . . . And I want…

No sleep for hours on end, Inches away from penning an ode on my bed, Haven’t even risen to stretch and bend, Typing away with one hand on my head. My eyes burning, rimmed red, But I keep going, I keep fighting, Only a mere…

My hands holding the rim of the pool, My feet swaying in the blue depths, The water lapping against me, My eyes kissing the horizon. Stories above the rest, Looking at the city from my vantage, A sense of satisfaction engulfing me, As I look…

Two blue berries Blisteringly hot day Bluest of blue skies Blabbering blackbirds bless the morn Bling! Flashes my diamond ring At home on my finger Been there for a minute. Blood berries, blooming daffodils Two blue berries Staring unblinking Into your olive eyes.    …

poem 12 It all seemed so beautifully simple when you stood there watching him dance and you smiled like you had captured starlight. I wish I could take you back there and give you your happy beginning. -h.e.m.

Hmmm this was tough… the not-so-scary chezzy bear he isn’t a big scary bear : he’s my sweet chezzybear : dread bearded beautiful boy poochybear wins the heart : of all who meet or greet him : even the hearts of those utterly heartless humans : who…