• Imagine Peace of Mind

    I think of you, and the memory you leave, soft notions that dance in my head. Oh how bittersweet can be these holidays, when what it is we love remains out of reach. I think of you to help me through the maze, and a sweet serenity shields my grief. Someone once spoke of serendipity,…

  • A Fond Memory

    I did find a letter from you, I searched for it. Inside were words winding towards a visit. I wanted to spend the night, reading you, but felt it important I remove myself. Haven’t found a way to ignore time, you’re always going to be near, so sublime. One time your words suggested an elegance,…

  • Lonely Eyes

  • He’s Naming Names

    There are so many unprotected while a faux executive order, destroys, no desecrates history. He is focused on calendar dates, changing them to his own, taking control of institutions, insisting they refer to his ego. My nights are sleepless when I realize we haven’t any safeguards. Our institutions are now a mockery. Stand in line…

  • I Know All The Songs

    Every one speaks to me, their words with life relevance. I could name the girls who, I might tie the lyrics to. Seems the natural course of life, gives meaning, romantic tones. They are all the same, each day I ask them, help define my mood. If only once they might show me a connection.…

  • I Woke Up Scared Today

    (I posted this back in February ’25. I felt it was relevant tonight.) It’s not going away, This quiet anxiety. I don’t show it in public, Only private conversations. The confusion remains As the gauntlet is laid. ~ I woke up scared today. ~ Every night I sleep, Is another sabbatical. The words I hear…

  • My Blues Are My Own

    I woke up feeling a little blue this morning. Another reaction to the holidays. My family celebrates in multiple events now, and mine has always been Christmas night. I need to be thankful that I can gather with them at all. What goes through my mind are events throughout my life. We have a large…

  • Silent Exterior

    In a way, my status quo, Might be deceptive. There’s just so much happening inside. My measure of freedom, is naturally, my peace of mind. She said to me once, if you just knew what was inside, you’d run. I lost her because I was too Wrapped up in wanting. That quiet sense of preferred…

  • In Five Years

    In five years I’m the same, that guy on the street corner, a minstrel with a sweet smile, living life, in all of its dream. I let my words take me places, always intrigued, a little similar to the many times my childhood, took me along these naive paths. I’m out here, that guy waiting,…

  • The Holidays Are Upon Me

    I’m going to try to tell you a little story. The holidays can have a unique impact on our lives, for so many different reasons. They could be gains and losses that accumulate around the Christmas holiday. We sometimes will lose people at the most poignant times of the season, and with all of the…