(This is a true story, told by request.) On a long trip with my parents Halfway through my thirteenth year We stopped our rental car to see How water made the Earth disappear I ran on ahead hoping to see That thousand foot drop explained to me I leaned over the wall, here and there, Looking for just the right spot Where there was nothing below...

the slight movement of a Santa doll in the corner of my eye flickering light as I begin to doze then a whisper or a sigh a kitchen ceiling bulb cover seven years without a peep decides to loosen and shatter as I lay fast asleep heard the voice of a young man ... Arthur when I botched the last name on his stone 'my name is not Stickler, it's...

Night falls upon us, shadows entwined, Darkness surrounds us, a blanket unkind. The whole world stands still, in silence we tread, As fear wraps its arms ‘round the thoughts in our head. But lo! In the distance, a flicker, a spark, The light suddenly appears, dispelling the dark. A whisper of hope, like the dawn breaking free, Now...

Someone, somewhere, Anyone, anywhere, I wish there was someone who cared and understood or atleast attempted to, As my sorrows wither away without saying a word, as the pain dies unheard. Then emptiness takes over and is filled with cycles of melancholic outburst. Anyone anywhere, I wish there was, who cared, who felt that I'm just a...

My poor words do not compare To the love you two did share, It must have been the strongest Of all commitments, Because you just wrote The greatest love song ever written

the poet made his way through the fog of memory trying to find refuge in a phrase that hides from him each day each waking hour and now he has found it in his dreams it reveals hazy clues in glimpses of his past life unfolding through back room windows familiar faces that he met briefly or perhaps just shared a smile it lives within us all and...

Coming from the darkest of times It’s a relief to first see a light, But as we journey out of the night The last thing we should do is fight, We may disagree about the path, But stay calm, hold your wrath, The important thing is getting though it Lesser so is how we do it There are many paths we could take To come together for all our sake Move...

this is the day I begin to feel old the back is always sore the knees are shot the shoulder aches my real teeth are down to four a bout with cancer has taken its toll but they caught it early so I shouldn't moan what little strength that had remained has left with my testosterone my feet and toes are turning numb my eyes are fading fast it takes...

Crabs claw at the body of the man on the shore, but he doesn’t care, he needs it no more. Did a wave take him over the side, cradled in its arms for a watery ride? Or did he take a deep breath and dive, had he grown tired of being alive, committing sins unintended and those for gain, a lifetime trembling, a leaf in the rain who didn’t care how...

It’s hard to deliver kindness My scars didn’t come from love, You dealt out judgments decreed From the one you served above. Perhaps I was just too different Or maybe just the same, Your youthful sins reflected In the syllables of my name. Thus, the soundtrack of my being Was a mournful melody, And my quest for your approval Was not the...

White negligee floats on still water, skates drift idly on ice, gulls cry greeting the dawn, in the spring cherry blossoms will come.

sometime in the early 60's when I was still that near-empty canvas about to be painted the dark strokes began the old man with the long grey hair dirty beard and tattered clothes digging through the trash outside the Smithsonian during a first grade field trip we all stared...no words spoken no explanation from our teacher that is my first vivid...