Poems

Windy

Never tame, never predictableWild rivers race in the sky,Turn and twist as they multiply,Filling up the…
Serene

Like the stream I am sereneThere are no jagged edgesTo part the water into windThere are…
Pattern

Magic ringingIn my earsChain myselfTo wasted yearsTake the cordDouble it thricebind and bidEndless night
Listless for a Year

I am determined to be listlessTo float through life without designNever seeking meaning nor clarityI am…
Cost

Bone to boneRed dice get thrownCome, little lost oneBehold cartilage throne Known to unknownGutted drifters roamNerves…
At the ocean

Sat still on weathered driftwood at the edge of the worldI watch, a bundled sentinel, over…
Temple of Regret

A temple raised of regretA sacred place for timely foolsWho seek to know answersTo questions never…
Rainy Days

Rain soaks the worn and weathered earthLaden with milenia of debris and disgustFiltering droplets down to…
Insufferable

I’ve written one poem in the last eight daysA gobbledygook of oddities that claw into the…
In this yuletide I am numb…

In this yuletide I am numb,Today, my feelings have hidIn Kris Kringle sugar plumDances, and red…
Wisdom and Wonder

Deep caves of regret formed when Wisdom mournedHer innocent youngest sister, Wonder who wanderedAtop ridges and…
Water’s Edge

At the edge of the water sways a primordial grand motherShe has known many wonders that…
Sit

Sit down,Work hardWork fastWork wellSit up,Speak loudSpeak trueSpeak wellSit stillBe nowBe healedBe well.
It has been a while since I’ve written…

It has been a while since I’ve writtenWords to wind and wreck my thoughtsStill, feelings form…
Harsh Winds

Harsh winds, snow reached mountains in the eastFrosty hands reaching through evergreen treesCarry whispers of creation,…
Bargain

Rough canvas bags and dotted linesYou sought out a soul in a plundered mineFrom whence you…
Blood from the stars…

Blood from the starsScatters on the moonCasting near and farSunless shadows do loomDream caught midairTrapped shriveled…
Hephaestus Today

You’ve dedicate your life to creating,Forming creations and dedicatingEach night’s work to cultivating,Each day’s strife to…
For one day

I want to be a hairy spiderWeaving moonlight’s silver websAnd hunting in dark cornersI want to…
Nov. 6, 2024

When the blood has been wiped offQuarantining half the heart To declare the other half a…
Lolita/Tokilae

Decades ago, greed bloodied a cove andBanished them to wandered the oceanReturning each year to their…
Looking at the blank white page…

Looking at the blank white pageI get lost in thoughts and turn awayWishing for emotions, brood…
Tuesday’s Walk

Because I’m 5 minutes into a 40 minute hikeAnd I’m ten minutes into listening to your…
If I ever make something beautiful…

If I ever make something beautifulAnd feel it in my muddy soul when I stepped awayWould…
Flock

Hivemind ever in a flurryWeaving society and talismanAcross thin quilted cloudsWarping set stitchesSeaming sunset’s skyIn single…
A Remembrance

Is the sky above your head still blue?In the beyond, where they carried you.Do you still…
Oh well

I’ll just stew with emotions because I can’t walk outsideThis stalled journey started when I learned…
Be

Come down,Be still,Inhabit,Choose will.If only,Be steadyHow to,Choose will?It’s heavyBe ready,Live freelyWhen chosen.
No Show

Once I thought she might answer,I had hoped she would notice,Yet, dreams leave me none wiser,Long…
In 1000 Years

Is it worth it? To say what’s been recited beforeWith a tone of intellectual superiority and…