The bond between the Artist and the Muse, Cannot be understood by an external being. The things that pass between the two, Changed into words, paint or music. The Artist knows the Muse better, Than the world really knows. Yet...
beauty
Six Silver Strings
"A Blues song full of desire ..."
Six silver strings, Thick black fingers with pink nails, pull and hammer them into sound A mournful cry of lonely nothing tearful dreamscape, An eternal cry of the trains, Don’t ya hear me calling pretty baby? In a chord of...
The Shadows
"If a light shines, come out of the darkness."
I stand in the shadows nightly,Waiting for the light,Not to shine on me but you,But to open my eyes to you.I stand and wait for you,Wait so patiently each night,Wondering will you appear,And hoping the light shines bright.I stand nervously...
The start
"A story of a beginning. A birth, a new love, a new desire..."
This is all before I was born Into the real secret of soulful existence, The return of innocence, And the eye of the storm of love. This is before healing, And the gift of beauty, And eternity. This is a...
A Goodbye
"for the passing of the wonderful Robin Williams"
Trembling leaf falls, As all must who live or die. A blessed life ends, and (passing through the needles eye) It is one with the ocean, And the stars in the sky. Suddenly, time too tall For the glorious loss,...
Glamour Shots, Chapter 4
"A husband continues to discover his wife."
I’d gotten up at that point, that day, standing on shaky legs just long enough to strip off all my clothes and drop them in a heap on the floor before lying down next to her again. She was still...
Natural Beauty Part 3 – A Night At The Circus
"After her date went awfully wrong, Ellen continued her evening alone and got a wonderful surprise..."
As the driver navigated the short distance to the circus ground, Ellen took the opportunity to re-touch her make up. She tilted her compact mirror this way and that as she reapplied her lipstick, powdered her face and aimed eye...
He sits and waits
"An old man remembering young love..."
He sits and waits In the doorway of the cafe Shaded from the heat of the summer sun. His chin hunched upon his stick, He sits and waits And he looks, Watching beautiful young couples passing by, Arm in arm,...
Helen of Troy
"Such beauty is a gift from the Gods, that men so helplessly risk everything for."
All Greece hates Helen of Troy The azure of her eyes Embedded In a stone face The length of an outstretched hand Delicate To be kissed The lure of heart shaped lips With up turned corners Inherently hers To be...
Four Remembrances
"Remembering being young and in love..."
Cafe, dancing girl, rich girl and Romeo, Cigarettes, whisky, cheap and grainy video, Neon, moonlight, long past midnight In Paris where, Syncopated second line And dancing to the ragtime, Make her head spin, And she though always splendid In silk...