Category: Poetry

Wafting, wandering through the houseVapors caressing, swirling aboutSearching for and finding perchWithin my nose, my smile, my smirch She brews a stewWith a sorcerer’s charmBlending a beguiling brisket of beefShe steals my soul, like a culinary thief At times I nod offFor just a little whileTo awaken from savory scentsThat brings a smile Each recipe…

I find myself orphaned on this deserted islandA returned prodigalMy only inspiration an occasionalSliver of blue I was an appetent victim of your coquetryI drank from your Circe elixirYou are a siren, a piece de resistanceAn arabesque of womanhood All your gracious beautyYour infallible reflectionDisguised so adequatelyA heart of callosity Hollow is my heartI dwell…

As feathers, the flakes fallBacklit by a crescent moonThey meltOn my tongue As I lie in cold wetnessI am teasedSeized, by the momentHeld captive by its spectacle The singular sound I hearMust be my shallow breathingInvoluntarily I senseI trespass on this stage It’s time to take my leaveAllow my blood to flowBelow the crunching underfootAre…

Sailing the ocean in your eyesOn a blue and balmy breezeStriking out for an eternityOn your seven seas And in the shade of your hairI can’t help but stareDeep within the secretsYou so gladly share And I can feel my soul slipping awaySearching for the simple wayTo delay setting ashoreForevermore Written in 1972

Laying in a meadow painted with heatherBack to the groundChewing on a blade of grassFeeling feckless, fancy-free Playing games with the cloudsLaughing out loudFor no particular reasonBut for the fun of it Been so many yearsI’d forgotten these feelingsOf being just a boyOn a lazy summer’s day An epiphany of epic proportionsThat a lifetime of…

I have suffered for youI have sweat for youI have shed blood for youI have shed tears for you As my comrades lay dying for youMy family suffered for youThey have shed tears for youThey live in constant fear and worry For me, for youWill you wrap me in a flag andCall me a hero…

You never cease to weave your webs of wonderBreaking down my walls with thunderWith your soft and winsome laughterAnd your eyes that long for loving With hands so soft, yet sure and strongYou guide along children of oursSharing songs and stories, you’re in your gloryThe years, they passed so fast, it’s a crime To dream…

Wishes in a dreamSo real, so they seemTurn to ashesUpon awakening Thoughts providedReceive undivided attentionReality so hard to seeIn a world of illusion A kaleidoscope of thoughtsAll in the form of crystallineOnly a few are caughtWonder if they’re mine Written in 1970

Your mom and I were just a couple whenChristopher’s birth made us a trioHow scary and wonderful it was back thenEach day became a new adventure In just a day our lives did changeWhen formula and diapers becameThe first items on our grocery listI’m so sorry it had to be you, Chris You were our…

Battered and beaten, he retreatsSearching for a moment’s solaceBut looking, one can seeThe defeat etched across his face Slowly he stumbles, each step a victoryWhat his battered body allowsDrinking his breakfast of whiskeyHis shattered soul takes a bow Agonizing over his coming sobrietyThe cold and loneliness loomsTrying to grasp a homeless pietyHe wanders among the…