The sea she has always Been a comfort to me. I’ve dreamed of her, sailed along side of her, on the Cali coast and in Greece it’s a very romantic thing, to learn her moves the ebbs and flows, Being on a boat, rocked to sleep by her, at times she can be unforgiving, yet…

A multi faceted crystal ball floats in the air. in the living room window. Exploding as sun’s rays penetrates clear transparent prisms. Rainbow color’s everywhere, resonating. With the gentle summer breeze hues swing and sing. Moving mind and awareness. Scales, values, saturation and intensity fade falls and dissolves. Nature’s duality and impermanence.

I didn’t mean to I didn’t mean to Be someone I wasn’t. I meant to be me. I plan to be me every day But sometimes you get this watered down version A massaged expression Of yuk! I’m going to say the word That overused trending wornout word, Authenticity Somehow, from very young, I was…

Kalamazoo Poetry festival April I like her inflections- Her voice Sounds like waves and beaches, & campfires, Her rasp clings to her surfer girl past– * too many cigarettes , my friend adds throwing yellow caution tape around my heart, Igniting a whirlwind of deal breakers …I interject ! Loud garish pronouncements I tell everyone,…

Growing up on Honey Creek That’s where I learned about freedom That’s where I learned about fun We made forts in the cane break Swing from grapevines off the creek bank We were just a bunch of kids Making the best of a country day Growing up on Honey Creek Is where we did it…

The aroma from a red apple crisp candle lit with a translucent, amber fire stick. Finds a smooth thumb surface to flick upon it’s jagged edges, catching the white waxed wick to transform and arise into a yellow orange red flame, that peaks then dances. Giving off heat naturally. Glowing above one round shallow marble…

Son of man A greater Sunshine Flying me to another Lesson Drawing happiness Another star is in me Searching Dropped into An opened river So much more A water supply I see a mustang Drink Lovers leap across from Me Gotta be happy Rainbows find The hidden pathway What you believe is Everything Elevate Please…

I had an idea of myself As Dartanian The fourth of the three Musketeers Wielding a sword Rescuing maidens Defeating injustice and untruthfulness I never got the horse For the helmet But the sword is getting sharper by the day

“She Was Almost In Love… She Almost Stopped Her… She Almost Waited… She Almost Lived… They Almost Made It…”

One step higher Could be dryer Love like a tender plant A love like no other Fionians give the boost We need A kindness and a spirit Branches of human connections The connections that we Crave Rooted in Solutions from a Love from one another Supported by my sisters A light shines Came my way…