Small Riches

"Seeking strength in times of uncertainty"

The world is run by lunaticsWho build electric cars,The tyrants and the billionairesWho race to conquer Mars.Their social worth is measuredBy zeros on a screen,The closest brush with povertyA million in green.I’ve nothing much in commonWith the richest one-percent,Treading water...

Pearls

"Just a little of what I see when I look at you."

When you smileI see thirty-one pearlsYour eyes sparkleDeep dark pools of whirlsYour voiceAn angel singingWhen you laughA waterfall beginningPumping your bloodAnd holding your loveYour heart so bigThe universe fits like a gloveHotter than the SunYour soul burnsYour passion Like a...

I stood there under the stars,where the night sky meets the ocean,the angry waves crushing against my body;time, space, frozen. My hideaway, my element,keeping me safe and sane.Why do I need to come hereAgain and again and again? Here I...