As Time Slips Away

"Tick tick tick tock...."

Ticking of the clock Marking time as I wait Releasing a shuttered breath Wishing my fears would abate More minutes tick by As my anxiety mounts Wringing of my hands First impressions count Clock hands have moved Many minutes have...

Scattered Pages

"A sad start doesn't mean you can't have a happy ending"

Majella rests by the cherry tree,a diary by her side.Her lover is gone, nowshe'll never be his bride. A broken heart can linger,hurt far more than broken flesh.Some are never mended,Never able to start afresh.Dark stormy clouds surround,The pages, the wind...

JabberWalk

"It's not over . . . yet"

Vipers slither from your lipsTwisted into clever quipsFueled by petty vengeful ireHow is it that you haven’t tired? Every chance to take a swipeThere you are with caustic bitesBriefly do your serpents restRetract their fangs, coiled in their nestsBut never...

I cried for you today. For the last goodbye. For the loss of what we had or could have had. For the feeling that I once felt but won't ever feel again. I cried for knowing that what you once...

Silence Speaks

"Written on behalf of someone I see suffering . . ."

Tell me, what did I do wrong?Explain it all to meFill in details so I knowHow I made you leave I will sit and listenConsider all you say  And ardently assure youThis is not the wayI thought that we were...

Sculpture

"A work of art . . ."

Sweet curved cheekPointed chinLashes lowerSatin skinLashes raiseLips form a smileGraceful gestureSparkling eyes Fine arched browsEngaging poseLanguid curlsClassic noseMellow voiceEnchanting laughCamouflage the Horned Asp Medusa raging in her soulHer gaze transforms victims to stoneWhen she decides to have her wayShe petrifies...

Don’t Drop Anchor Here (Part III)

"An unsatisfied wife and a horny virgin, good music, romance, let's forget the war--it's 1970!"

Vietnam June 1970: The War There were now over 475,000 USA personnel in South Vietnam supporting a massive war effort. The number had peaked at almost 550,000 in April of 1969. But then President Nixon had started a slow un-declared...