The last time I was on fire (revised) (a poem)

I’ve already made several small revisions to my original post; rather than change it again, I thought I should start a new post for revisions. Last night, I brought this poem to a critique group for some feedback. This version doesn’t address everything that was mentioned, but it does provide a clearer transition, and fixes [...]

Dallas in Wonderland (a poem)

Today, at the age of 54, I finally got around to reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass… I remember what the dormouse says in the song (‘feed your head’) but the book is another story Sure, the characters are all familiar from TV, movies, and nursery rhymes and the latter-day land called Disney [...]

Heroes of the revolution always die (a poem)

I don’t know what prompted this title to enter my thoughts… Some truths are self-evident others are accelerated by circumstance pumps primed to bursting Observers of truth don’t always get it right each side has its slant Children of the revolution always suffer while the revolution makes up its mind some truths never change (9 [...]

An actor I’ve never heard of has died (a poem)

I didn’t write anything new yesterday; instead, I kept making small adjustments to the poem I wrote the day before. So, back to something new… Somewhere a man is sweeping a floor after a party he comes across a slip of paper a note handed to someone a couple of hours ago then dropped in [...]

The last time I was on fire (a poem)

I’m nowhere close to getting this one right—but the insight makes up for a lot… I couldn’t wait to meet you I wanted to tell you everything I wanted you to know I told you how I felt before you could ask— I had this feeling you were the one and if we were going [...]

Seven stars (a poem)

It’s already the 7th in Japan, so here is my annual tanabata poem, mixed with a bit of personal history… A midsummer night me, you the five bridges one of us must take to get from here to there I once crossed those bridges thinking I’d already arrived but the first four were the easy [...]

Silent (a poem)

Too tired for much today… Night sky here without warning Quiet No voices no thoughts Empty as the night sky (5 July 2017)

The CBS eye never blinks (a poem)

Caught myself a summer cold, so lots of TV today… No one thinks twice about the fantasy or its multi-color, matrixed glow Questions get saved for the morning after when the light’s up full Answers or conundrums— makes little difference until the next time the screen glows Eyes stare wide open never blinking (4 July [...]

Conflict resolution (a poem)

Witnessed earlier today… Three crows in the parking lot arguing Two against one A fourth crow flies by a bright orange object in its beak The three take off in pursuit (3 July 2017)

Suburbia crawl (a poem)

Semi-random thoughts as I drove around this afternoon, doing errands… I feel low as I drive past new experiences in apartment living clubs I wouldn’t mind joining because they would never have me as a member There’s not much dirt in suburban sprawl My knees and elbows are bloodied, just the same In these dark [...]