It’s a day to be fun and freewheeling Mirth gurgling to our tops Catch the pretty flowers And the murals that make you long for summer But enjoy the spring ride Even with the allergies propping up The greens, reds, and purples Bring a feast to the senses […]
It’s bubbling up inside It’s about to spill out Your words are papered over Your lips bandaged with regret Your grimace speaks volumes Your eyes krinkle with fear You’re swelling with silence And it’s killing you swiftly As you search for the evacuation routes The parachute will be […]
You won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about. Haruki Murakami Many years ago when I was a kid growing up in the South Bronx there was a huge storm. My mother and I were in a store shopping for some […]
When you live in the shadows much can be nefarious much can be uncertain much can be unsettling Many don’t chose to be in the shadows Many don’t have a choice But when there is a light you must embrace it If someone turns on the light thank […]
As she looked across to the amusement park she was dizzy with anticipation. She was literally humming and she never hummed. She was flushed with adrenaline. Although, it could be the morphine drip she had just been hooked up to. But the bright lights beckoned nonetheless. As she […]
Go ahead for you have a taker Roll the dice Spin your wheel Shuffle the deck Stack the odds in your favor Get your war paint on Do your carnival speak No is fooled But no one dares to throw the gauntlet Here I am A fool or […]
It can be tempting to get caught up in life’s tenebrosity To get mired in the murkiness To be enveloped in darkness And remain rooted in the twilight hour But happiness through light is everywhere Sometimes it is easily seen And sometimes its easy to pinpoint luminosity […]
I have never seen the movie War Games. At least I don’t recall ever watching it. I suppose its entirely possible I caught it at midnight years ago and slept through it. If so, does that count as having watched it? These days I now keep a running […]
I will share my tea with you But there are no tea leaves to decode You may try to figure me out But good luck with that You won’t outfox me I know your games I know your punches You telegrapgh your moves quite stupendously Your allegiances are […]
Life is a pattern that zigs and zags It bobs and weaves It ebbs and flows How you find your brags How you find your reprieves How you find your glows Is the dance of life Even if it appears to be so There is no straight path […]