That is a good thing As a child, I dreamed I wanted to be Superman, The Flash, Spiderman, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Zeus, Davy Crockett, Tarzan, Zorro, Paul McCartney, and others. It is my firm belief that I was not unusual. There is nothing like a child’s imagination when it comes to creating fantasies. Or…
Author: Joe Merkle
Come With Me
Sail the cosmic seas Venus ignored the gusting winds that were trying to turn her long dress into a sail. It did not make her descent down the steep, grassy hill to the shoreline any easier. She was consumed by the Siren’s call, “Come with me. Sail the cosmic seas,” which held her in a…
A Lover’s Fairytale
He was in no hurry. On a beautiful day such as this, every moment was one to cherish. The breeze was rustling through the palms ever so gently as the white willow wisps of clouds painted ghostly shadows on the gently rolling hills. It had been a long time, lifetimes to Paul since he strolled…
Loving Her
Just some stranger I met through a friendWho had too much to drinkShe sat on my lap, gave me hugDidn’t know who she was, but I was in love Thought about her for a few days afterDecided to return to look for herFound her sober, had a few laughsShe gave me hug, still in love…
Life Is Love
I had learned the easy things how to laugh, and cry how to work and play but what a miraculous day it was… when I first laid eyes on you and my mind abandoned me went bounding light and fancy free any sanity escaping me it was… the singular greatest event in my life which…
HAPPENSTANCE
All I want to be Is the first thing you see As you open your eyes When you can’t disguise That feeling inside As a smile creeps into your eyes As if somehow you’re surprised Of a new romance and I’ve just appeared by happenstance Each day finds a new way You hold the world…
Just To Let You Know
This poem’s just to let you know How much my love grows Everyday I’m with you Every day I look in your eyes I see the sunrise Where does the time go Slips away, never shows its face Around our place But the smiles last awhile Anyway-any day All the questions In the caverns of…
Just Like A Ghost
Just when I thought I had it figured out Just when I knew I had no more doubts Just when I knew I needed nobody else in my life She came walking up to the bar that night Shining just like a star bright sky Twisting my heart, blowing my mind…
Dragonfly
what answers unfold in your haphazard flight if you could speak to me what mysteries might you solve, how many perches must we alight to splash in the Sound and the Light fickle though your flight seems it’s an inquiry of sorts, it learns to be a means to seek a simpler path a way…
MAKE A LIFE
What determines the value of a life? Is it the size of one’s bank account? Or, is it the quality of life one leads that determine this value? Sadly, it seems the former is becoming more of a reality with each passing generation. Let us take a trip back in time when this was not…