"His fire has made me new"
Giant sequoias thrive through firesThey only grow to soaring heights with a burn Rising above all like cathedral spires Nothing without the churn My life a tinder box ready to be set aflame I could not soar without a burn...
"Vows, once made, must not be broken."
Vast distances awash in silvered dust,Across the sandy dunes the horses trot. Late coming now but soon to tarry here, Ere nighttime falls his band of men encamp. None dare to speak to him of memories past.This feast day of Saint...
Impressive.I am trying to be impressive. I want you to be impressed.Please, understand. I need you to think highly of me.I need it so much, because you are perfection.And I want to impress the perfect lady,The perfect lover,The perfect one...
"And I knew…"
You aren’t my type. Every time my eyes met yours, I felt like a mouse facing a giant snake. Yours were a vicious and beautiful green while mine were a meek brown. For a second, our souls touched, barely brushed,...
Windows tend to rattleWhen the frigid winds of winter arrive. Sycamores waving limbsWhile seasonal change is stirring the air. Glistening whiteness driftsAs fallen snow spreads over the rooftops. Bright sunlight gleams brieflyPeeking through the gray clouds floating above. Watching our...
Will you gambol along with me?Frolic with glee galore. Playfully romp across the fields of freedom.Frisk about with no thought of embarrassment,No blushes of shame,Cavorting with your lover,Liberated by eager spirits of joy. Will you? I am here and we...
"My attempt at a villanelle. See Dylan Thomas' Do not go gentle into that good night."
Ere darkness comes to end this fervid quest, And night subdues until the gleaming dies,Walk onward down the path toward gentle rest.A seeking youth, you strive to leave the nest;To dance with vigor, winning every prize,Ere darkness comes to end this...
In quiet contemplationFinding the wisdom to finally rejoice,Oh my soul.Admitting the waste,Reviving the love that never left,Responding with celebrationWhen hearing of the happinessOffered.Once shared, Simple satisfaction and delight,It was right,But foolishly allowed to melt away.Once said it lives,Exists deep inside,Oh my...
Together,over the years,half a lifetime,half a life,our life, together.She was first among equals,the best woman,the answerto allI had dreamed of in my time.The sparkling gem set in the gold settingof womanhood.A work of feminine artand of the incarnationof kindliness,a kindred spirit,in one...
