It’s the first day of April
And he’s wary and watchful
He’s on his toes and careful
Not wanting to be made a fool
So he didn’t believe anything

From deep sleep, slowly, he awaken
Eyes half-opened skyward obsidian
Semi-conscious he spoke but not a
Vocal cords sadly muffled as he cr
Glancing left, he sees southern li

once an alcoholic
always will be
the compulsion
an everyday reality
for all the victims

Even in the gloomiest of days, she
In the darkest of midnights, she’s
With her around, all the rose peta
Vibrant colors of the rainbow dazz
Without her, the days are gray and

Periwinkle skies, cold winter morn
After a stormy night of sleet and
Icicles in tree branches glistenin
Invitingly from the upstairs windo
The winter scene calls to her chil

he’s the square root
of negative one
to my senses, he is
yet he’ll forever be!
a phantom, a ghost,

But Always Well Done
Her life has turned into a happy m
Oh, from the very first moment he
No highs nor lows; to others, perh
But then, of tears and laughter, b

The stagnant pond’s full of things
Covered with green algae; a putrid
From dead vegetation; but in early
White lilies bloom brightly in the
Quite mind-blowing how blossoms so

The cloudy sky’s in white and shad
This early morning, as it waits fo
The sun’s putting on a magical sho
Turning raven clouds to deep indig
The morning dew soon will evaporat

When life’s problems overwhelm, I
As I watch happy, lucky folks; I’
At times I’d see red; for at the
But my heart’s never black wheneve
For you, my love’s pure, white as

Soon I’d be three scores and a di
But surely that’s no crime
Just have to alter my paradigm
Find newer ways to spend my time!
Years ago, I’d walk eight miles o

The tension mounts, sparks about t
An earthy fragrance, as after a ra
Two hearts racing; all resistance
First looks all it took; passions
Glances back and forth, all throug