Earlier this year, my wife and I visited Pompeii. We saw the ruins and the people who perished but were preserved in the moment of their deaths. That inspired this poem.
within him a monster clamoring to come out from slight, hurt, anger where all beasts sprout a fiend he must conquer
As dusk turns to dawn; day into ni… Our lives unfold thus; minute by m… Some brilliant as the early mornin… Others so somber, melancholy grips… We count the leaves in the tree of…
Silent foes within Unseen warfare waged each day No signs of alarm In our blood, they lie and scheme Steadily picking up steam
In a fetal position I lay on the floor In excruciating pain I never felt before… Pain, none can assuage,
The end of the day so peaceful Gently blowing, the twilight breez… As night’s dark shadows veil the t… While sunset left skies colorful The stars awaken, faint yet bright
Just for Laughs. Or is it? Oh geez! summer’s here A little early this year It’s not even May But look! all the trees are green
He flipped a coin, his resolve to… Heads, he doesn’t; tails, go forwa… Yes, full speed ahead; with all ha… It’s a toss-up; a challenge, an ex… But is it right? Leave everything…
center In a deserted Long Beach inn Next to the marina; They bid their farewells While gazing at Catalina;
We place them high on marble thron… Their names in gold, their faults… We craft them bright; we paint the… Ignoring all their flesh and bones From distant heights, they seem di…
center I’ve tried to find meaning in everything I see But sometimes a sunset’s just a moment to cherish...
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
Summers used to be pleasant In the air the ocean’s salty scent Lows in the low seventies Highs in the low nineties Clear deep blue skies
Tossed at a banquet, I gleamed gold among the gods— “For the fairest one,” But no one told me which queen Should be crowned and called supre…
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…
Now let me tell you about my frien… Who I’ve known for many years He thought he’s done with life Then she came! and happiness appea… Aye! she’s the sun shining in the…