Monthly Archives: February 2019

He said, she said You didn’t, they did The ground outside is icy You may fall Will it help to blame the ice at all? The flu I have You had it first Yours wasn’t as bad I have it … Continue reading →

“I thirst,” Jesus said While blood poured From beneath A crown of thorns Embedded deep Scorching sun Seared flayed flesh Vinegar mocks His last request Not wine’s sweet memory But for all More than a sip Rivers of water flow … Continue reading →

Hopefully it won’t take a lifetime to learn that who we are is enough and all we have is privilege, undeserved. Until we see, not from within the confines of our own eye, but from a reality apart from this … Continue reading →

Dusk silences the world without a sound Snowcapped houses blend with winter’s ground Aromas from my kitchen bid me come Lighted with the warmth of love I’ve found   Tomorrow like a thief comes uninvited Spins my thoughts awhirl as … Continue reading →

The elder scrolls… And quakes And waits… Silently searching Where memories once Fought for a place Now gone Just empty space Is this all—? A path of exile? To what? A destiny of doom? To meet a God of war … Continue reading →

What is it about a kiss Imagined in dreams Longed for, tasted Even remembered Years later realized It saved your very life Because it never was Keep It Simple Stupid? Impossible Every kiss makes All else complex A precursor To … Continue reading →

Men peer through optic spyglass Light and mirrors Curves and angles Looking for answers Of God and angels A throne…a metaphor? Nay, one seat alone From a place of rest Above this earth we call home He spies His creation … Continue reading →

Amassing words Boil in a frenzy One on top of another Illusory bursts Slow to a simmer Bottleneck Engines idling in wait Even tempered Aromatic appetite Thickens Extract the good All worth the wait Open link night at Dversepoetspub.com.  A … Continue reading →

look around What do I see? Fragmented light I listen close What do I hear? Rustling dissonance I speak What comes forth? Syllabic ellipsis The invisible within the visible Is where my faith resides I hope against all hope In … Continue reading →

This has lately been an ever growing question and dilemma as I am working on a project that envelops the very subject of solitude. I so appreciate the space to place my developing thoughts. Why can one find such a … Continue reading →