(2015)
Let us die empty Let’s take nothing to the grave E’en what we most crave Our time and talent All of our worldly treasures
Mid-October still blazing hot Need to find us sun shaded spot But it’s autumn, almost forgot Cooler it should be, then why not? Of course, yes! We’re in paradise
within him a monster clamoring to come out from slight, hurt, anger where all beasts sprout a fiend he must conquer
He paused a moment, and stood stil… As verses flew by, the birth of a… A smile curled his lips, a silent… Filled his heart; and he must hurr… For pen and paper await his though…
A faint scent of jasmine Stirred up an emotion Long, long dormant She wore it often Her magic potion
The witches came out at noon As darkness embraced the land The sun hid behind the moon For moments there we all stand By the seashore in the dune
Sliver of silver Lit the sky at eventide Behind clouds stars hide We admired from here below The beauty of afterglow
He could taste the salt in the air As they walked by the frothy sea It was so cold but they didn’t car… Her face is all that he could see They hugged tightly to keep warm
For many days, it’s been raining The floor’s wet the roof’s been le… Basins buckets quickly filling Bad weather still continuing But then the ground started shakin…
The weather dreadful To sleet, snow turns rapidly Numbing and chilly Utter darkness cloaks the land There blows the harsh frigid wind
Ceramic birdbath in the yard There, two robins splashing at pla… Reveling in mid-day sunshine But big redbird shooed them away The cardinal claims the whole bath
Two minutes, that’s an eternity! My hands quiver at the steering wh… While stopped at a red traffic lig… Raring to fly in my automobile… Wanting to leave the present behin…
center Five years ago, we met I’ve been in love since then; I prayed for someone such as you And you came down from heaven!
She left the front door unlocked A burglar came in the night All the furniture he knocked And stole everything in sight She let him into her heart
She dances to a beat nobody hears A heavenly melody in her head A smile on her face, in her eyes n… A gleam, a sparkle, a twinkle inst… It’s a warm, sun-filled, beautiful…