Flush with Energetic Love

"A short, romantic journey in terza rima, inspired in part by Robert Browning's 'Meeting at Night'."

The night is flush with energetic love;a hurried car begins to disembark,illuminated by the moon above.The dim o-th dash (no more than just a spark)assists the driver's eyes to see the wayafar, behind the vast horizon's dark.How burdensome the trek,...

Saving Water

"A bit of good, clean fun."

Bright sunlight flooded the living room, but Josh was glad to be out of the searing heat, and reunited with the air conditioning. Panting heavily he leant on the leather sofa, and dutifully stretched his legs. The muscles in his...

Awakenings Ch. 47

"Michael meets Abby"

The next morning Jeanne and I were sitting at the kitchen table having breakfast. She had the front page of the newspaper. I was reading the sports page. After taking a sip of her coffee, she set the newspaper down...

Then There Were Two

"When you finally get what you have been dreaming of..."

I walk alone alongThe sandy moonlit shoreWishing, dreamingLonging for something more The full moonShines brightly aboveAlmost mocking meHere without my love Always so farSeemingly forever apartFrom the wonderful manWho holds my heart Listening to the wavesCrashing against the rocks belowI wonder, will I...

A Trucker’s Girl

"Fay meets a trucker, and it changes her life."

Oh my, look at that picture! It was taken in my junior year of college by my roommate Gwen when the two of us, along with a mutual friend Sarah, decided to head to Florida for spring break. None of...