Fell For It Again!

After the bitter

Fades

From

Disappointment,

I can

Taste

Again.

Which

Flavor

Will

Beguile

Me next? Read full post »

California

Soon I will see my love.

Blue sky and petulant rain.

She will smile at me

As the engine lumbers and weaves through

The like-minded travelers

And convenient parking facilities.

Soon I will smell my love.

Marine breath and pungent woodlands.

She will take me into her arms… Read full post »

You Man, You.

I have traveled a long way

But my thoughts have never left you

My heart beats to your rhythm and my soul

Is ever

And enduring

But your face is so beautiful and alive when you look at me.

And there is nothing to replace your touch

Not… Read full post »

I will never forget

                          you.

          You are

Indelible    and

Left a

scar. Read full post »

I have seen the Light

  Which I will need

       So I can

                                 Finish

 &n… Read full post »

Words so sharp, they

Slice through synapses

That connected memory

To my thoughts.

Severed are the recall

Of the meaningful glances

And the electric touches

That powered my senses.

Cut clean away

From their source

They

        dangle

  &… Read full post »

Worn Comfort

The quietude

Feels good.

As if we are

Older now

And content

With being

A pair

Of

Old shoes:

The left one

Matches the right

But has worn differently. Read full post »

Just as the sun melts into the Earth

at day’s end,

I will pour myself over you

and warm you to the bone.

Liquid and soothing,

comforting as honey

In tea

on a cold

Winter Day.

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With Valentine's Day safely behind us, it's time for True Love: love of the arts, or more specifically... love of modern music.

For years now the Young Composers Meeting has been held in our fair city. And for the last ten years, I have had the pleasure of playing host… Read full post »

Love shipwrecked on the shores of

Treasure Island.

I have never felt so happy

To be so heartbroken.

Everything I have has been dashed

On her sumptuous beaches.

Spilled out,

A garish display.

Beauty broken

Into tiny, perfect gemstones

Sparkling and radiant

Catching the glaring light.… Read full post »

The Cull

Bare wood

Stripped down

To the sap still running

So fresh is the fell.

The Earth

Winces at the

Bruise left despite

It’s protective crust.

But the space

In the sky

Now ripped open

Offers a new path. Read full post »

Autumn falls around us.

Outstretched branches reach.
Apples are caught

Mid-air by sunrays

That sparkle the wet grass

And cushion the blow

Of the winter that must come.

For awhile we can

Deny the chill ahead:

The frozen ground

And the stinging lungs,

The death of nature

And… Read full post »

The glue holding it together was not waterproof.

So when the tears started to roll, the supporting beams began to slide

And disjoint.

The tongue no longer in the groove,

The roof came down about us.

Tiles crashed

And wood timbered.

Injuries sustained, the

Blood ran… Read full post »

it’s kind of a big job

the shit’s been stacking up for quite some time.

dust on crust

film on glass

“Give me two hours and a bottle of 409 and you won’t  recognize this place” she said.

good.

“I’ll go out and do the yard” I lied.

wanna-please girl… Read full post »

"cries she with silent lips" Emma Lazerus

Landscapes of Lady Liberty, by Shannon:

Come.

Eat and drink from my fountain

Bring your fears and apprehensions

Let them bellow out

And slide down my landscapes

I am a safe haven

Your cries are heard echoing here

Over mountains… Read full post »

This is a different kind of murder

The regular kind is

Planned

Or

Accidental

Men are Slaughtered

This kind is lethargic,

Premeditative

And

Relentless

A creeping illness

That slowly

But surely

Consumes

Your

Body

Turning it into the dead

Thing the assassin… Read full post »

I looked at the picture and saw me

I wasn’t trying to be me

But I was.

I feel the same now

But everything else has changed

Around me

Then I was poppies in the summer

Timely and vivid, yet never

Plucked and gathered

See, poppies don’t… Read full post »

Be careful

For you know not what I have to offer

What I can mean

And shift in your life.

Everything could be different

It could be as you wish for…

I am the embodiment

Good or bad.

I am

Your Army of… Read full post »

Leon inspired me to write some sport-inspired haiku's. I haven't written a haiku since 7th grade. And just so you know, I believe sport to be so natural, that it still fits into the "nature" theme of the haiku. But that's just me. And since when to I play by the rules?...except… Read full post »

I’ll Need

If you’re going to read my mind

I’ll need time to clear my thoughts.

If you’re going to fill my head with ideas

I’ll need to make room first.

If you’re going to break my heart

I’ll need to remove the protective film before you try.… Read full post »

The comment that Nick made on my last post:  Stop, really inspired me to take it all one step further (on paper of course!). Please enjoy, and understand that this is creative writing and not a synopsis of my life.

Vengeance

I can live without you.

The sun will still… Read full post »

Stop

Don’t mind my crying.

Don’t wait for me.

Don’t try and get here on time…

I’m already gone.

You must feel alone now.

You are just starting to know how much

You will miss me.

I’m over it now.

Stop pretending that you ever

Stopped to think about… Read full post »

Time

Degradation as motivation.

And never recovering from the

Last time

Before being hit with it again.

Healing takes time.

Time takes even

More time.

What matters now is having

Time.

And a recovery

Without being hit

With It

Or anything else.

Back-off and… Read full post »

Pocket

She has small dreams

That she can carry

In her pocket.

They travel with her

Where ever she goes.

Jostling around in her pocket,

They sometimes scratch each other’s

Surfaces, making the dreams

Look less shiny.

Last time she emptied her pockets,

She found that one… Read full post »