Sometimes
I wonder
if the stars
gazing out
over the night sky
are equally taken
with our beauty
delighted
by our light
and do they
connect the dots
draw pictures
in the heavens
using us
as a dimple
on the cheek
of some fair goddess Read full post »

I haven't been doing much creative writing lately.  Being a fledgling entrepreneur seems to have taken over my life.  Don't get me wrong, it's very exciting and our success makes me feel proud and accomplished, but my head has become so full of snatches of poems and stories that I… Read full post »

I wish for once my mind would stop calling all

the shots threatening me with dire consequences should

I dare to act on impulse allow me to do and say what is in my

heart walk right up to you and kiss you full on the… Read full post »

Hiding

This morning

As you

Lay beside me

Looking up

At the ceiling

Muscles contracting

And releasing

Pretending

Not to… Read full post »

Read a poem by Emily Dickinson in The Writer’s Almanac the other day:

1722

Her face was in a bed of hair,

Like flowers in a plot-

Her hand was whiter than the sperm

That feeds the sacred light.

Her tongue… Read full post »

Today was a dark day in my baking history.  This morning started out quite well.  I got up in time, went to the gym, and was back by 9 AM to start working.  We had a full day planned.  On our “To Bake” list, were one double New York Cheesecake, one… Read full post »

Hey there!  Not much time for poetry lately - too busy trying to get my fledgeling business off the ground.  But I do have to write a blog for my company and, since you all enjoy recipes so much, I thought I'd post this week's edition here for you.  It's also… Read full post »

Weak in the knees

My nostrils filled

With cigarette smoke

Your teenaged scent

Masked by Mennen

Weak in the knees

Lifeguard soap

So handsome and clean

Fresh baked bread

As we fought in the kitchen

Weak in the knees

French Eau Sauvage

Such intermittent contact

Bought a bottle… Read full post »

Measuring time

Days

Hours

Minutes

Once small

Swift

Barely perceptible

Lengthened

Somehow

My ruler

Incapable

Of containing

Their sudden

Expansion

In the face of

You

Every moment

Spent waiting

A delicious

Agony

Seconds together

Unbounded

Unbridled

My bar

Has been

Raised

And now

You are

The… Read full post »

Of all the American holidays, and there are many, the 4^th of July is my favorite.  Living so far away, it’s the one I miss the most and I can never help feeling homesick.  I miss the barbeques, the smoked turkeys, yes, even the jello molds and ambrosia salad.  Most of… Read full post »

“The economy is going to hell.  It’s only going to get much much worse before it gets any better.  Gloom and doom!  Moan and groan!”  Sound familiar?  Depressed much? 

I took a few hours off for R&R this morning and celebrated by making a bowl-siz… Read full post »

So I was going through all of my poems to choose a few for someone who is interested, when I came across this one.  I was taken by surprise since I had completely forgotten I ever wrote it.  To be honest, most of my poems are about love, obsession, betrayal and… Read full post »

I entered the gleaming white marble temple and walked barefoot across the cool floor towards the beam of sunlight pouring in through the round window in the ceiling.  A feeling of complete well-being washed over me as I stood alone in that ancient place,… Read full post »

I was a little bummed out when I had to move a month ago, knowing I was going to miss hundreds of roses blooming in my garden.  Seems Mother Nature took pity on me and sent me a housewarming gift.

 … Read full post »

Big black fly

I trapped

In the bathroom

Flying

Buzzing

Dive-bombing

As I wash my face

Insane

Desperate

To find

Its way out

Calm down

I say gently

As I reach

For a towel

I have a plan

I’ll turn off

The light

Then I’ll open

The window

And you’ll… Read full post »

And The Trees Sang

went for a walk in the forest

as I am wont to do on a sunny spring

blue-sky day thoughts racing ahead of me

almost out of sight keeping pace with my dog

sniffing here pissing there running after balls

in all directions tried slow… Read full post »

With our mixes all made and ready to go, Brigitte and I have been focusing more on marketing and getting our website up and running.  After having spent a solid year testing and re-testing recipes to get them absolutely perfect, I was pretty sure I could live without my mixing… Read full post »

Greetings math and poetry lovers!  

Only a select few of you dared to accept my challenge last year, but the past six months have been very good for poetry on OS, so I thought I'd repost this.  Try it, it's fun!  

Today is a big day for science.  It’s… Read full post »

(I first posted this over a year ago when I first started blogging.  Recently more people I know have been reading it and I feel a little shy again, so, this being Saturday, I thought I'd repost it.) 

When writing things of a personal nature (deepest darkest secrets), whether it&rsqu/… Read full post »

So my youngest got up extra early this morning so he could work in a little television.  When I protested, he played the “but I have a sprained ankle” card, followed by the “but it’s Discovery Channel – it’s educational” card.  I wondered what effec… Read full post »

“oh god it’s wonderful/to get out of bed/and drink too much coffee/and smoke too many cigarettes/and love you so much.”  Frank O’Hara, from Steps

Seven Perfect Days

how wonderful

to be free of cares 

for one 

glorious week

alth… Read full post »

‘I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. I find it A) extremely comforting… Read full post »