Released
Too long ago A lifetime Millennia it seems I sheltered my heart And bound my flesh In hopeful anticipation I wore the numb pain Of isolation Like a badge […]
Thoughts from the morning before
Another sleepless night.
Control
Life regularly spins out of control, beyond my ability to keep it in check. Road blocks appear from nowhere or I look around my self and realize that I have […]
seed
a seed blown on the wind or carried by bird or squirrel until deposited in fertile soil a spot perfectly suited for its specific needs pushes gently with fragile fingers to […]
I am not alone
I wonder; will I ever become the man I have tried so hard to be? Will my past ever let go of me? Can I ever truly break free from […]
Beaver Moon
There’s a full moon tonight. It is a moon of introspection. A time when impulse gives way to doubt. Doubt gives way to resistance. Resistance gives way to rebellion. If, […]
Smile
I’m not sure when I scribbled this poem on a loose sheaf of note paper (now in the “Final” file along with empty cans and banana peals as all illegible […]
Seven Days
Sometimes Life with a capital “L”, that interruption to our usual routine, can be an intrusion, unwanted. The car breaks down. The job I do becomes unstable. New bills. New […]
The Hermit
In the Tarot the Hermit stand alone on the top of a mountain with lantern held out to see and to illuminate. He is both student and teacher and he tells us that the answers we seek can be found within.
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