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 [...]
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 Again, I am sharing an unpublished poem from 2018.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 [...]
I'm revisiting Volume 1 of my series "Learning to Love Again" and posting the poem "Our Second Date". Our second date At her home on the beach Her fireplace warming a chilly night But it never happened We shared the sunset Drinking the spirits of our soul And we embraced But it didn’t happen I [...]
It's been quite a while Since I've had any intimacy And quite honestly I miss it It's not about sex Which of course Is a necessary component But not the most important one It's about holding another While we sleep peacefully And waking together Happy that we did It's about a walk on the beach [...]
I'm continuing to share new writings from this year. My journey in 2018 has been fraught with complications and many days I have found myself questioning. This poem is from one of those days. I'm feeling totally alienated From this town It's people and perhaps even From myself Dealing with my situation Has been often [...]
