I was a juggler an artist like no other launching objects in air to fly with my subtle guidance their trajectory arched to my whim and wiles grabbing more to balance and amaze my audience performing tricks to titillate their fancy…
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The Dream of a Decade
They told me I was wasting time When I could just beg for change While I sat at the computer Writing poems for a page That had yet to exist, you see I’d not yet found the strength To give my writing to the world…
2013
New Year’s party Taking shots Liquor gliding smoothly Through a tunnel of clear ice In a gym Where 70 year old Marta Learned to do pull ups And lift 150 A time when Deep wounds Left scars And clouds of uncertainty Of middle age Nebulous…
Hour 2 (2021)
Coffee and Change It was a long drive and I was tired. Not just physically, but emotionally too. My eyes began to droop with the setting sun. But like Robert Frost, I’ve got miles to go before I sleep. So I pulled into a diner,…
The joy of unseen things Knows only the wise And my heart swings How I wait for the surprise! With you on my side I forget all my cries!
A recipe for self-love
Music Laughter Dog or cat Favorite shoes Loved ones Prior to assembling your ingredients, locate your bathroom scale and full length mirror. Take your sledgehammer and go to town. Do not rest until they are no longer recognizable. They are not accurate measures of…
Recipe for “Home Alone, On Your Own!”
Ingredients : 1. TRUCKLOAD OF HOPE 2. AMPLE AMOUNT OF OPTIMISM 3. MUCH NEEDED FOCUS (KEEP SOME ASIDE FOR GARNISHING) 4. PLENTY OF GRATITUDE 5. TINCH OF PATIENCE Preparation Time : From feeling hopeless to becoming resourceful Cook Time : From a frown till a…
Recipe for Life
A heaping scoopful of courage. A dash of blind faith. A portion of patience. Generous grace. Add a sprinkle of love. Let the whole mixture rise. Prepare for the feast of a beautiful life. …
2020
Ingredients 1. A generous supply of politicians, divided. 2. Virus 3. Racism 4. Opinions, laced with anger 5. A pinch of fact Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Mix again. Keep stirring the pot.
Skay Hour 2
Cauldron of sanity Long winding roads Twinkling sunlight through tree tops Chatter of a six year old Rows of nodding daisies One floating dandelion seed Let all bubble gently Sieve through fine hours of the day And through turbulent turmoils Sip slowly. Slowly. Slowly.