Living on the Second floor. With windows and doors galore. Light shines in, all the time Even at night from streetlights. Each window view holds timeless delight. Especially, when birds are in flight. Gliding sensations flying me by branches budding blossoming trees. One has to climb fourteen stairs Earning their entrance to share, With joyful…

She is my North Star, my own Polaris, a bright moon To guide me in the darkness; She is my Rosetta Stone, my key to unlock my deepest secrets and open my mind to the new and exciting; She is my Holy Grail, a treasure that gives me sustenance and makes the cold morning dewfall…

As they begin to open, slowly, As the Butterfly takes it’s time to go through It’s stages of metamorphosis. She loses her head, Wrapping herself in a crystalis Stays there for two weeks or more , When she emerges, She notices fresh foods taste better, Drinks from the flowers a sweet nectar, The foods of…

The power of the human heart A juggernaut rumbling along A Death-defying mountain pass Where the wheels spin Pointlessly On ice and snow it feels as if all will be lost. As it slides towards the abyss The wisdom of the human heart Seeks a firmer footing Chooses away from treachery It masters the navigation…

Swimming with the Grief Stuffed down Ugly Drowning No patience Treading Pushing the negative Air Beware Feel it Inhale the rage Engage No patience Pacing Punching at my Unkind The real self Envy Jealousy No patience She beams light and Glory Bullshit Fits Crying in my Bed Swirling head Side to side Opened wide Rejections…

In the shadows of my life, the opening line was “you gotta a light?” It was the easy way- to lean in for a moment, to meet, an easy street connection. We all had lights in the shadows–we were the lights– despite all appearances… Now in the LIGHT –people peer and stare , rate and…

She carved her name into my heart. Knowing, I would bleed. Fulfilling, only needs as she departed. One scar, for each following lover… Covers the surface. The depth belongs… to the first. No one has quenched the initial, thirst. That arose from, the sweetest nectar. The heart, still glows. With open minds, that grow and…