Sitting Alone

Posted on Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Sitting alone

Sitting alone

At table quiet

Sounds magnificent,

Especially internal –

A sip that rushes

Across tongue poised,

A swallow heard

Throughout interior,

A thought slipping

Into consciousness

With every morsel

Selected careful.

Yet silence unnerves

Those who chatter loud

In windless dreams;

For me – pause to reflect,

Sitting alone.

Conformity Fades

Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Conformity Fades

Dark radiance pushes
Tired gloom upon
Travelers disoriented
In mists of doubt;

Steps clod loud on
Wooden planks that
Lead to elaborate
Patterns of deception.

Bright brilliance bursts now
Above beyond the barrier,
“Replace caution,” it shouts
“With soulful adventure.”

“What is the cost?” Timid [...]

Segovia

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010

For those of you who can listen to Segovia, water boiling, and much more, this poem is dedicated. Khaled Hosseni is the author of A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Segovia

Can you hear
The water boil,
A tribute to
Segovia,

The vent [...]

Solitary on a Beach

Posted on Friday, January 1st, 2010

Solitary on a Beach

The regularity of gray waves
Reaching shore this winter morn
Stirred memories of past loss;
Walks up mountain paths at sunrise,

In search of understanding – solace,
Cosmic healing amidst heart-groans;
There in retraced steps – an invitation [...]

Pray for Peace

Posted on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

This poem was inspired by a sign posted outside a local church.

Pray For Peace

Pray for peace;
Bingo on Wednesdays.

Pray for peace;
Best to the family.

Pray for peace;
I wish I could help.

Pray for peace;
I’m busy right now.

Pray for [...]

Shiver in Expectation

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Shiver in Expectation
Would that I could paint
Soft pink billows at dawn
Rising against a backdrop of
Sound surging sea;
 
Capture on canvas
The chill breeze hinting
Winter’s approach,
Just beyond my memory
Of lingering summer.
 
But I can’t – just sit in awe,
Praise [...]

What is Loneliness?

Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

What is Loneliness?
 
Loneliness is a present feeling,
Not a past reflection or illusion;
Loneliness is silence magnified,
Breathing in a not-fun-tunnel.
 
Loneliness grips one’s jaw
Unseen without effort,
Yet causes vision to sharpen,
Hearing to heighten each footfall.
 
Loneliness is an admission
Of need [...]

Eternal Momentum

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Eternal Momentum
 
His passing surprised
Even him among those
Watching – waiting present.
 
He wondered curiously
What would he feel
When feeling ceased.
 
He wished in that
Nanosecond to
Reassure — smile,
 
As he lost hold of
What others thought
Him to be.
 
So there he is,
A memory [...]

You Beckon Me

Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

You Beckon Me
If I could walk across the water,
I’d slip between the breakers,
With the sun upon my back,
Sandal-wet east would be my choice
Toward channel buoys miles out,
From there I’d see if I could
Near mammoth container [...]

Cloud Years Drift By

Posted on Monday, September 28th, 2009

Cloud Years Drift By
Absent in a desert searching
For you up one sand mound
Then another and another.
Years sifting imagined scenes,
Visioning a past yet to emerge
From a future – missing present.
Oh the mind insufferable
Sorts through footage
Played out [...]