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…

This time capsule in my mind’s tomb I step inside my past, and loom grounded by olive patchwork floor always slightly off-kilter door memories of my girlhood room Do glow-in-the-dark stars illume the ceiling still? Can I presume a child pretends there once more this…

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…

A change of plans is no accident if you don’t think of it as such. A diversion lies in wait, a chance to recreate what might have been. If you don’t think of it as such, what’s meant to be might actually be a mistake….

I am the Wolf Ya Volk, in Russian, for you gypsy types (my types) You can find me in the dark, look for me in the night when The shard of the crescent moon slices through smoky clouds, shades of black Against a velvet sky,…

Take control of your Joy Let no one destroy it Inner peace is the key Hold on tight and don’t quit jj2017

Haiku   Hot summer day a sun kissed memory lost with each blue wave