Desert hills rising,Like beacons.Wide open spaces.Nowhere to hide.Lizards sunning scaly skin,Like mine after all these years…Skitter away,With a sudden start.The fall of my feet,Upsetting the balance. With each arid breeze,The landscape is forever changed.The grains of sand,Displaced.The Princess and the Pea.You feel it…Before you know it…But it is happ’ning all the while.What is leftThrives in... Continue Reading →
Something in the air.I feel her.Is this why I’ve been resisting spring?I take in the sea of yellow flowersAnd I am right back there, again.I remember, I was distracted.I didn’t see the beauty right before me.Took for granted all I cherished,And bravely (?) went out seeking more.Looking out, ‘stead of in, left me empty,And I... Continue Reading →
Friday. There was sun.You were warm on my lap.In my arms.By my side. Overnight, the clouds rolled in and the wind blew hard.The sun turned its head away.Maybe forever. You had so much life left in you.So much light.How did it go so fast?Leaving me in darkness. I let myself blink and you were gone.If... Continue Reading →
Soliloquy on Imperfectionism 