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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.
continue readingConformity 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 [...]
continue readingSegovia
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 [...]
continue readingChelsea Hotel, N.Y.
Posted on Thursday, January 21st, 2010
For all you New Yorkers who have known love —
“Chelsea Hotel, N.Y.”
Dim drab once grand
He waits for her
Stolid along
A gloomy corridor.
Hoarse whispering
He is not heard –
A call for boldness,
Consciousness freedom.
Instead drear light
Dims further – [...]
Silence
Posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010
Silence
Something’s missing,
Except in echo
Above a piercing
Silence that speaks
Of desert drift,
Absent a touch,
Smile – care – concern,
Or is that unfair?
Silence enshrouding,
Except for plaintive pen
Scratching thoughts across
A blackboard of doubt.
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 [...]
continue readingDressed in Tatters
Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Dressed in Tatters
He thought He’d fool me,
Disguised in trodden threads,
Splint visible — teeth battered,
Thru eyes bright — piercing.
“Help me — I need to reach
Norfolk thirty minutes away.”
“I’ll give you a dollar.”
“The fare is three forty.”
I [...]
I Gave Up Hope
Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009
I Gave Up Hope
I gave up hope –
Feel so much better;
No longer nested
In future illusion.
Now I explore each moment,
Described as uncertain,
Vibrant still-touch damp,
Emerging on canvas;
Time slows as on command,
Reaches within no-space,
Lingers for eternity –
Relieved from [...]
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 [...]

















