Girl, Will You Marry Me?

"This was actually a quick song idea, and it won the monthly contest over on Poetry Craze, btw...:)"

We’ve been together for so long,And I think the time is right,Something I just need to ask you girl,And I need to know tonight.So much has changed for me,Since you came into my life,I need you so much, you see,And...

Silent Loud

"For my first love..."

The room is darkeerie shadows cast upon moonlit wallsThe sound of windand of sleepers down the hallThrough closed windowsI sense the moonlight glancing off of gliding cloudsI close my eyesit seems to quiet the silent loudMy mind slipsthen begins the...

Nothing Gets Through Ch. 01

"A hockey player goes into a coffee shop..."

Nothing Gets Through Ch 1 © 2009 All rights reserved. Thonk. Pahk. Clack. Dom moved smoothly from shot to shot, deflecting pucks with his blocker pad, his glove, his leg pads, his stick—whatever was in the right place. He ignored...

Nothing Gets Through Ch. 02

"Run up to game time."

"Don't touch me," Dom heard the woman say. Her voice was cold and matched the dark ice of her eyes. "I think you'd better do as she says," Dom suggested as he approached. His voice was calm and belied his...

Nothing Gets Through Ch. 03

"Getting together after the game."

Lani and Dee walked into the arena with about ten minutes to spare before the game started. "Wow, this place is huge!" Dee took in the all the seats with wide eyes. "They must fit a million people in here."...

Revised Decastich

"Love in life and art"

And the sharp dark corners of winter unfold Chiaroscuro and creases and uncertain lines. He does not know me And yet I draw him My own contrived deity. His words stained His hand the plot of Anna Karinina. Not knowing...

I miss the mist upon your lipsThat perfect slip of timeThe way you sing your soul each nightOver cigarettes and wineI sit amused on the wings of stageThis perfect pantomimeThat moment you were mine. .........................................................You spin your dreams on webs...

Dinner Was Served

"To her, it felt good to get wet again."

In the twenty-five years that Ashlee and Greg had been married, never did Ashlee think their love could grow more. Ashlee was eighteen when she married Greg, and now that she was forty-two, going on forty-three, the love she felt...