Summer afternoon, chores all done War games call, so here we go Twelve of us from the hood Careful not to let our parents kno… To the woods we go, up on a hill

Fingers intertwined They stroll along a beach White sand, deserted in late after… Their dark silhouettes Racing quickly ahead of them

E’er the optimist he brews lemonad… Whenever mishaps litter his pathwa… Facing the world unruffled unafrai… Setbacks mere challenges in shades… In the face of hurdles no surrende…

For a life well lived, we mourn no… Though tears we shed to mark the e… And today, all of her loved ones;… To pledge never to let her memory… A virtuous woman, her worth far mo…

A Sonnet to my butterfly princ… Fresh unspoiled untamed diamond un… She’s a rare beauty still undiscov… But she’ll blossom into a brillian… Soon her name by admiring lips utt…

I rode a moonbeam far as eyes coul… To realms of fairy tales and fanta… Bethought to rest my catatonic min… And leave the weight of waking lif… Through twilight’s veil, a wondrou…

Quickly, time moves forward! All of the passing years Have caught me unaware... And soon the end appears Have I enjoyed the laughter?

A Sonnet Wizened owls and battle tested eag… From faraway oceans and distant sh… They all came to roost to bond wit… To reminisce, lay down their weary…

Her eyes say it all The smile hidden by her mask Just how thrilled she was A bounce in her stride A spritely spring in her gait

Its outer bands, emissaries of des… A broad swath, it struck with merc… Funnel clouds spawned, trees uproo… Roofs blown, houses leveled with i… Then the heavens gushed; sheets of…

often, the truth is unwelcome so we choose to live a lie rather than accept what is real yes, we’d rather laugh than cry... a brave front we show the world

A vain quest for glory Whilst in the heat of battle He sacrificed all His life plainly worth so little Done not for the common good

She scrolled down the screen till… His name, phone number, email and… Then she hit the delete button, he… A feeling of intense guilt and dis… It’s been a tumultuous period, fiv…

Sadly, no place is safe, not anymo… Churches, synagogues, mosques and… Army bases, daycare centers, even… In the cross-hairs of terrorists a… Federal buildings, skyscrapers, ai…

always you’ll be riveted to my heart we’re bound together ne’er to be apart epoxied and glued