My Mind’s Eye

"I stumble upon you in my mind"

I found a photograph of you in my mind.Even there the corners were blunted, a wrinkle creasing the left side.But your beauty is unmarred by the ravages of scattered files and folders in my head.I gaze at you.My fingers fluttering against...

My Greatest Weakness

"Sixty-nine words on sixty-nine"

Feeling the sex outside of me,Licking her splitting precipice.My greatest strength is receivingThe gift of my greatest weakness.Eating the fruit of life,Drinking her living elixir.Turning between the two,Sensing the love and pleasure.Blowing the mind of man,Sucking his royal scepter.Tasting the...

Making History

"A disaster brings two past lovers together"

3:28am – Jacksonville, SC; Three Weeks Ago“Ike. Can you hear me?”“Yes,” he replies in darkness, sitting up in bed and trying to come to life. “I’m here. What happened?”From the Federal Emergency Management Agency temporary command post, a frazzled coordinator...

Linger On

"A poem."

Linger on, your bright blue eyes, your Buddha smile,and new morning highs.Leave with me that sensual glance, the quiet miles,and the provocative Gypsy dance.Let us keep thoughts of intertwining lips, garbled whispers,and slip-sliding hips,remembering the joy, the louder laughter, the...

These Colorado Boys

"A young lady visits a family friend for the final time"

Clearwater Ranch – Twenty-five Miles South of PuebloAfter fifteen hours of driving across the country, the Fagundes family finally arrives at their lifetime friend’s home in the heart of the homeland.It’s hot for this time of year, the distant mountains...