Already the pressure is felt, seeping into the corners, the crevices of my mind. I cannot speak, or act or write. Thinking becomes short pressed between breaths unchained thoughts without anchor and purpose. Bleary, unfocused sight calm, yet angry movements stalk my memories, allowing decisions…

1. We never know what each day will bring what each day will bring will be many things we never know the outcome in life the outcome in life can bring joy or strife we never know the blessing we hold the blessing we hold…

Inner city blues Success has many clues The answer solves what’s real No matter how you feel   Sing a simple song of life That ends the violence, starvation, and strife That lets factual knowledge now be heard Where wisdom isn’t a foreign word Sing a…

After the long journey through the night through the ink black of northern Wisconsin, through the AM stations crackling polka tunes. began the Minnesota mornings of misty rivers and dewy fields, sleepy cattle at peace in the meadows. Tired, squished and impatient children wanting release…

The Farm Country life Red barn Green grass Sunflowers saturated A little girl amazed Imagination created Desired to live here From boring big city Grandparents stories Memories alive Blueberry bushes Radiant raspberries Sweet to the tongue and belly Piggytails, ponies and honemade pies Vacations only…

The proximity of your house to mine Smell of the wild flowers from the nearby field It’s never the same without you all The beauty of the sun sets The walk in the rains The nothingness of life The love I felt Without any pretense…

A school trip becomes an escape to get lost in my favorite place Crispy leaves crunching under foot Birds fly over head that like to avoid the city The chill in the air is perfect for the apple picking season The scent of the cider…

Still…I live Through life’s uncertainty Through life’s untimely incidents With self and family Still…I live Whether the Sun rises Or the moon sets In joy Or the deep darkness In giving birth Or tears and death Life is rehearsed It still brings the best Srill…I…