Barely breaking daylight, doggies on the bank, and a broken line knotted over, under, and again to hold the slippery catch. I wade deeply into the center where there is no calm, casting an offering; an alm for the fish gods.    

pink nose, black lips sweet ball of fur stripes & solids, bright green eyes contented little purr by my side through thick & thin almost eleven years since six weeks old, you have been here through the laughter & the tears i can tell you…

Fingers twirl her hair soothing scalp, shoulders, and soul. Rinse away all ails.

We walked along the pier the other night. The soft moonlight covering the ripples of the water. Against the backdrop old ships past their prime stand-fast as they no longer have purpose. There is a cool breeze kissing the backs of our necks. As we past…

It wasn’t until the middle of morning coffee, awakening, I learned of it’s arrival. On the drumming bus of sleep, and mangled dreams the meaning budded, bloomed, and withered leaving broken stem, memory, and lingering aroma. Gathering strewn petals greedily along the path, I breathe…

dawn beckons me up eyes shifting under closed lids just five more minutes

I began cursing frantically As my fingers hovered across keys Every word I wrote, every line completed A disaster….a train wreck in slow motion A poem whose life was meant to portray feelings of a foolish man in love profoundly and with simplicity. About a woman That…

24 in 24 I sit here on a gray day listening to the rain drip from the eaves onto the lid of the rubbish bin. More than a plop and less than a click overlaid with the distant train whistle screaming its crossing.   Yes,…

Eyes to see more than they should, A mouth to be misunderstood, Ears to hear both truth and lies, A mind to always wonder why, Two hands to hold and write and sew, Two legs to take me where I go, Lungs to breathe and gasp and…

I woke to the smell of burning. The scent wafting through my hazy sleep riddled mind, pulling me from the land of dreams into the cold reality of the early morning. I woke to the smell of burning. Escaping from the nest of sheets my…