• Sails Unfurled

    Let sails unfurlfeel their quiet repriseNo motoring noise to mask nature’s joy A gentle wind billows filling her canvas so fullEasily though they… More.

  • The Tease

    Sleep evades night after night it tickles my lashes makes my lids heavy and tight My arms weighted down by sleeps mirthheavy with… More.

  • Mine Enemy

    Mine enemy is not my neighborthough in truth they irritate me soMine enemy is not the striped beehis yellow jacket all aglow Mine… More.

  • The Event

    What a wondrous event our ancestorswatched just as we ourselves watch now. To touch their minds through space and timeas we lift our… More.

  • Inexorable

    How cruel is Fateto place you mere fingertips away Unattainable What manner of Providence mechanized our meeting only to inhibit our joining Forbidden… More.

  • Man in the Flash

    Written in response to Carrot Ranch’s April 2, 2024 Story Challenge in 99 Words: FLASH Early evening mist rose from the warmth of… More.

  • Mercurial Ways

    In response to RDP (Ragtag Daily Prompt) MERCURIAL Mercurial is the grand Mississippias she winds her way south toward the ocean and her… More.

  • More Useless

    More useless than a useless poem,which is more than useless to many and yet so very few. Promises made are useless when, never… More.

  • Silver Veil

    A rose drifted bythe color of pinkish pearlScarce as a precious gem in the unusual hue of blue Landing on the flesh toned… More.

  • The Gloaming

    A prayer whispered in the aged vestry,drifts across stained glass windows, rising with the aromatic smudge blessed by a robed one conjuring hope.… More.