I looked and chose a thick one Tossed it sideways into the water Grimacing; sticking out my tongue One, two… Quickly, it goes under… Then she looks around, a flat one

A Sonnet to May Here’s to the glorious stunning mo… Nourished by beneficent April sho… Sprouts have become fragrant color… Adding more beauty to the late spr…

The debris that weigh us down, It’s best to let them go To compassion, open our hearts And let the feeling show Let the flotsam float away,

center Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma

Swish! Swish! Sounds as she shuff… Thump! Thump! Her heart beating l… She’s on a Zumba session Her face a dour expression Tired, exhausted, drained; she can…

Perched upon his head Feeling quite exposed up here This is not my fault Blame that rebel William Tell Why must I be shot as well?

Snowflakes floating on air Puffs of cloud drifting around Then colder it got Freezing rain hit the ground An eerie crystal wonderland

Porcelain beauty Understated elegance Graceful and restrained But beneath, wanton desires Overwhelm her heart and mind

Glacier covered peak Like hands in pray’r rising up To mystical heights Deep blue lake waters Robin’s egg sky up above

Not a word spoken today Not a single person seen Just the four walls of my room Lonely, my whole world has been But I took flights of fancy

center yes, cherries have pits, and doughnuts have holes life can be a bed of roses, or of red-hot coals!

Late afternoon kaleidoscope Over yonder the western sky The bright sun descends from on h… As wispy cirrus clouds elope Soon the velvet sky hugs the world

After thirteen years I bid farewell To a faithful friend; My constant companion When I was all alone!

center Awake this morning But you, I didn’t see My eyes, I closed again And counted to three

center A secret passion; A peculiar indulgence She kept from everyone Except her conscience!