Leaving for winter break in Florida and seeing the environment there – though beautiful – was facing the same environmental devastation.
Permission, slip
Tag: poetry
everything closes in
Examining the proliferation of information that separates us from the fundamentals of the time and space we occupy.
Wallflowers Get Together
The other guy had more tanks, more rifles.
And every flex of his muscle, cock of his head
Mongolian Ear Worm
This is about a girl you can’t get out of your head. Captivated by her beauty and intrigue, you slowly lose your mind obsessing over her.
Love Isn’t And Is
A high fever in bed,
love goes a little bit mad.
The pen and the brush are all I have
An exploration of the artist’s dilemma – the guilt and necessity of creating beauty amidst unimaginable global suffering and strife.
Start Stop (There Once Were No Flowers)
A reflection on the need for understanding, mercy and discovery in all things involving other people. There is no final, or last, Stop.
Buried Prehistory
I found a dinosaur buried under a boulder in the hills near the Ohio River. I wondered what he saw from his trapped perch.
Enforcerage
Enforcerage is a poignant and evocative exploration of the struggle for justice and freedom across Africa.
Burning Books
“Burning Books” reflects on the rise of anti-democratic influence and the impact of disinformation on social media.
Full of Woe
A short comparison of Then to Now.
Regarding Eros
The true nature of Eros.
Comforting Wounds
People grieve with us for a time, but healing alone is ours.
Tic toc
Time, relentless and hard
Sweeps me swiftly forward
Transcendence
Transcendence
is eating a peach
Street Artist
I have always been fascinated by people who paint outside, especially in the heart of a city. They seem so immersed in their work.
Just Another Poet
Just another poet. There will always be another poet to take my place.