Published in Move Me Poetry·PinnedMember-onlyI Tell a Story Metered in TimeThe poet’s plight — I am a poet, and that is my plight. I try to write memoir, but all I do is fight — with the idea that the truth is easier said when packaged as rhyme. All wounds heal, or so they say, “give it time.” But this cut feels fresh, so…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·PinnedMember-onlySpare ChangeWe get what we can take — A prose poem. Last night I watched a man pay for his packs of Coca-Cola with a bag of spare change. His toothless frown — emboldened by the wrinkles encasing his face. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·PinnedMember-onlyA Lotus UnrootedMarble and mud — “It’s like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers.” Thich Nhat Hanh You sat me on a marble tabletop in the foyer of our home. You fancied me a porcelain doll — one…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·PinnedMember-onlyThis Old EarthKeeps me in line — “Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” Thornton Wilder, Our Town There’s not much new to this place we call Earth — the wallpaper, once silk grandeur, is cracked, and people don’t want wallpaper anymore. Or that’s what “they” say, and I guess it’s true — this…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·PinnedMember-onlyCreatures of the Earth After the FloodAntediluvian Manifestations — There is a life beyond the river of self-limiting belief. A redefinition of existence on our terms — untethered from the mundane expectations set for us by prisoners of an unimaginative trance. Across that twisting river of troublesome toil — on the other side of that insipid ravine lies a…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·Feb 8Member-onlyA Pyrrhic VictoryAdrift on the Sea of Dreams Come True — I woke up adrift on the Sea of Dreams Come True. Flat-backed on a makeshift raft, unsure how far south I was from the nightmares that might set me free. Days lapsed, and nights came to pass, and I marveled at the promise of this place foretold. I had done…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Feb 5Member-onlyFlow Forth — Your StoryOne woman’s whisper in the roaring night — Put on an old sweatshirt and feel its warmth — delight in sunrise’s laughter — a new day, reborn. Give them hell when they say, “You can’t.” Forget the names of men who treat you with ambivalence. Dance across graveyards to pay your respects. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyStolen ApplesI make circles in your words. — I go in circles until I find the meaning of my words. I stand on the shoulder of giants so that I might see the world — unknown to me, through a lens of grand design. Another writer’s constructs, clearing the cobwebs from my mind. Giving form to shapeless sights…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·Nov 7, 2022Member-onlyI Wrote a Poem TodayTo what end — I wrote a poem today — what good that does, I cannot say. It is not world peace brokered or the cure for disease — it is merely truth, once silent, now spoken — discomfort rather than ease. I wrote a poem today — what purpose that serves, I do…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Nov 2, 2022Member-onlyFor the Sake of WildflowersI weave, I sing, I praise — For the sake of wildflowers on the side of a government-funded highway, I weave a tale of day turned to night — weakness to might and all the missteps that took me there. Endless roots and an unquenchable thirst — even floods could leave me wanting. For the sake of…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
