Breathe

When I could bare to stand nakedYour eyes on me for a first timeI prayed for the bestCrossed my fingers … More

Arrivals and Departures

At any momentTurn a cornerOpen your eyesSwitch on a lightHe’s hereYou recognize himComing to you without greetingA pause at the … More

My Tiny History Here

I wonderIf the moon impartsA four billion year oldHistory lessonDo I miss any instructionAsleep most times belowUnable to knowWhat wisdom … More

Direction

What happened to my compassI had it when I was a cub scoutLearning about directionsStuck in a drawer somewhereI hunt … More

I am not sentimental

Never have beenNor ever plan to beWon’t waste words on timeOr anything gone byThe delicate sensibilityFeelings first and wistfulNostalgiaA waste … More

Some daily affirmation

I swearIs what I needIn truth I doTo be that kind of personOnce I decide to doI will ahead and … More

Fish

Fish             Squatting at the pond’s edge, he held a small fishnet in his hand. He could smell the familiar slight … More

Chosen

But that was long agoHer intentIf I recall correctlyWas to steal my heartSet me apartFrom all the othersPounding at her … More

Echoes

Climbing Yellow MountainWe take our turnsShout outThis place famous for echoesHow long will our “Hello”sLast?I manageA solid bellowVoice of an … More

Reminding the Gaps

At a reading a couple weeks back, I read a piece about some of the encounters I’d had with racist … More

Live

This new year begins with dreamsShopping and love and judging a speech tournamentWith friends who live on the East CoastOne … More

Unquieting Quiet

Quiet melodyA gentle mind daydreamingImagines pleasant lives picturedCut into silent stone definedChiseled shapes of unheard soundMolded solid that the waking … More

Making Believe

            Earlier this year, I found out she’d passed away after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  That’s a hell of a … More

Thought Time Stopped

For sure with no more counting up or downWith no key sought to wind a forward sweepOr so it seemed … More

Life Cycle

When I was a kid in HonoluluEvery funeral in town it seemedInvolved a huge motorcadeThat moved by in slow motion … More

Ocean Meditation

A dazed light reflectionSun glinting on its fast free runUnleashed across the sky refractionArc of a bright bird winging onTo … More

Time Can’t Fade

We knew each other well a long time agoI hated every moment apartWe were perfect for meBrilliant schemes of flesh … More

First Love

Been there Can tell you exactly howIt’s hoped to be this one, the oneAnd wow, this is itTwo people foundDon’t … More

A Precious Few

The movie shows, unwindingThis life, the action, no matter how timeMay seem unsynced some, it’s always linear,The actor a prisoner … More

And Here We Are

If one step forwardWere one step back insteadIn space and timeOne day we would be young againAnd we would meet … More