Published in Blue Insights·PinnedMember-only140 Characters of “Truth”Poison Divine — If you ingest your “truths” 140 characters at a time — the world will fade to black and white — spherical energy — now oblate. And the shadow of “them” will always linger outside the boundary of “us.” The hope of tomorrow — trampled by the dismality of today. The…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·Nov 7Member-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 2Member-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
Published in Move Me Poetry·Sep 28Member-onlyI Write —Queen under the Mountain — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readImage Created by the Author on CanvaProI Write —Queen under the Mountain----2
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Sep 22Member-onlySilent PrayersChanged my mind — Silent prayers changed my mind — not manic cries before an iron altar, but hands cupped before a flashlight: “SOS” — out the window, into the night — above the rooftops, riding on starlight. I learned to quell the madness of my youth in exchange for the promise of solitude…Spirituality2 min readSpirituality2 min read
Published in Blue Insights·Sep 1Member-onlyLost and FoundThe return to self — I’ll get lost — and then found, and amidst the chaos — I’ll come back around to where I first remember your smile. An amber sunset mingling with an amethyst moon — that’s the backdrop for when I return to you. Upon the rock where promises were made — naturally…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
