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 [...]

Chelsea 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 [...]

Dressed 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 [...]