Much will be forgiven those on whom not much has dawned. But let me ask: How could you not see the signs? What with the oceans rising…
A Second Life
Category: Poetry
We Swamp Creatures
The joys, or otherwise, of the swamp.
Journal Entry: Germination
Inspired by the gift of tomato seeds. Associative and journaling techniques were used to flesh out some kind of meaning.
Cries
We hear cries of children
Yet to be born
Most Poems
Most poems are pounded out in emotional flesh, sometimes physical skin scalped feelings. It’s a Jesus hanging on a cross a Mary kneeling…
Blue Cotton Candy
A reflection and feelings of the effects of the pandemic.
comes around
From parts unknown poetry appears.
Anti-Catharsis 2.0
Prickly rains drench Mother Courage as she pulls her wagon in Central Park.
If Love Turns to Hate … Socks Knocked Off, Gloves Peeled Off
When Love becomes silent cold war … Is it Hate? Is it Dependency or is it fear of changes? Deception seems to be the winner.
Spring
Spring is an introspective poem reflecting on personal growth throughout the changing of seasons.
disseverance
When the inevitably right thing happens – and doesn’t.
Smile at today’s sun as it goes down
Maybe if they knew of my hardships
They would go easier on me
Promise
A real story about two people who trusted each other and kept promises but the male in the relationship screwed the female over.
About My Sister Not Understanding Poetry
Everyone doesn’t “get” poetry. It’s okay that people don’t “get it.” There are things in their own lives I don’t understand.
Poem To The Unconvinced
Poem about truth and lies and how they beg to differ.
Inferno’s Frozen Circle
This is a poem written to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante (2021).
The World is Broken
The increasing gun violence in America and the world. Teenagers with guns shooting other children.