FOR ANGIE I lost someone this week Who helped me through difficult times But refused to let me Help her through hers A small group gathered last night To hold each other and say goodbye Which is something she didn't want But somehow I know she would have approved And then again for me After [...]
I'm sharing this beautiful photo taken by my friend Gail Turner with a few poems I've written that actually rhyme. Figuring it all out And knowing what to do To dispel all the doubt That the damaged go through I am not in it for sex Or playing any game It's really not that complex [...]
Thank you, Jeanie Crenshaw, for a photo which perfectly captures these sentiments. It's been three years Since we last touched Yet I still miss her Terribly No one before or since Was capable or willing to love me In the way that she did Or comfort me in the way that I needed it No [...]
Today's poem, "Questioning Love" is from my last book "Learning to Live Again, 2017" and its words, written in June of 2017 continue to ring true. I know That life is about love and fear And right now I live in fear While questioning love So I need to understand love In ways I haven't [...]
This year has proven to be an incredibly challenging one. Again, I am sharing an unpublished poem from 2018. It's Monday after an uneventful weekend And I'm sitting here with my morning coffee Not at all sure what the week has in store Which I guess is probably a good thing Meeting new people but [...]
