If I Could Tell

"Have you ever struggled to put something into words ?"

If I could tell you about himIf I had the words to shout his praiseI should shout from roof topsof how he makes me feelHere I am barely stirring,awaiting the sunto birth the new dayYet his touch is visceralrising to...

An Ode to Love

"For two anonymous but beautiful people, my gift to celebrate who you are"

I lookthrough eyes of loveand whisper to my love“come here so I canwrap your armround my waistlet me rest my headon your shoulderThough the rain may fallOr, the thunders may rolland lightening may strikeThe floods may risecutting us offfrom the...

Art

"You can only refrain from reaching out for so long..."

Have you ever seen framed art in someone else's home be just the slightest bit crooked? And you want to fix it so desperately, but you don't even really feel like you should be there?Except you were invited, so obviously...

Within the gift of your submissionyour sensual devotionhas me drowningin ecstasy.The elegantwhispers of yourimpassioned desires,raise goosebumpson my feverish skin.As I think about drinking from your essenceunder theemotional coversI know that weshall taste the sublimefrom one another.These momentsleaving uscompletelyuntetheredfrom reality.To dwell...

Thank You, Sister Ella (Part 3)

"Making beautiful music together . . . and another player joins the ensemble"

To say I idolized Ella would have been an overstatement, but not by much. She was better than me – she worked harder at almost everything. Playing solo cello, eyes closed, swaying with the bowing, she was angelic. The 1960s...

The Dinner Meeting

"Big deal. Big mess. Big surprise."

The clock on the cable box read 4:18 am. I was still in my recliner, having fallen asleep watching the late news while wondering where my wife Margie was at that time.Margie had been to a business dinner with several...