Contents 2026 (11)Mar 22, 2026 TorchGrief is a fire set to the heart...Mar 8, 2026 Phases of morningsky becomes full dawn towhees call...Feb 13, 2026 Betweenovercast spring day musing under...Feb 12, 2026 Flybyyellow butterfly — did your...Feb 4, 2026 Spring sleeplessnessIt's winter has warmed to spring...Jan 26, 2026 Visibilityi can see my breath iced fog in...Jan 11, 2026 Pecan treesblue-sky chilly breeze accentuates...Jan 10, 2026 Brisk breezesweathered winter leaves skip and...Jan 9, 2026 Icy gazeowls fierce in summer are fiercer...Jan 8, 2026 Desert winter stormtiny icy hail falls slantwise...Jan 8, 2026 January breezewinter morning birds weave song...2025 (14)Dec 22, 2025 Ruffled feathersserene spring morning calm but for...Dec 20, 2025 Chillin’winter morning chills still, birds...Dec 19, 2025 Stragglersbird alights on branch mottled-lit...Aug 22, 2025 Emberingglowing electric pink surges...Aug 1, 2025 The King’s maths"What is seven times six?" an...Jul 29, 2025 Idlinglizard of leisure idler in sun...Jun 13, 2025 No Kings quotesHow happy we ought to be that we...May 1, 2025 Battle-scarredLife is a repeated shattering and...Apr 2, 2025 Waste awaySaw this trash bin today. 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The...Nov 25, 2022 Arizona sunsets“If I tint these pages with...Nov 18, 2022 Spiralingmidlife changes curled-up forties...Oct 23, 2022 A turn for the betterOctober has finally broken its...Oct 23, 2022 Sixty-nine degreesbliss runs wild with the breeze...Oct 19, 2022 The spacesAnd do not forget the spaces. When...Oct 5, 2022 One boot off“On the floor of your mind, then...Sep 4, 2022 September backyardsprightly little yellow...Sep 3, 2022 Stay the nightThe moon is always running away...Aug 26, 2022 So simpleSometimes my husband says really...Aug 19, 2022 Chargedsuddenly my life feels like the...Aug 7, 2022 Alarm ringing trueThere was time — I know there...Aug 5, 2022 Flight pathI look out my office window...Jul 29, 2022 DesiccatedI write of only 3% of the...Jul 28, 2022 Ease your sweet heartMother dear — You worry about me...Jul 26, 2022 Delusions & cliffspaths of long-term security...Jul 26, 2022 Majesty of nature“We can tap into the majesty...Jul 26, 2022 Who Shall Measure?From my highest hill I watched for...Jul 25, 2022 Alterationshe sees west glances north east...Jul 21, 2022 Conversations“Sometimes, to have a...Jul 16, 2022 Wilderness pathways“The wilderness has the power to...Jul 9, 2022 Common denominator“We are all, in the course...Jul 1, 2022 Binding years“The knowledge of my years is...Jun 18, 2022 Days endmy life is a mess but this moment...Jun 8, 2022 Truly lostAll these years I thought...May 21, 2022 In a COVID feverIf this is to be my end, what...May 21, 2022 Inkside outa writer tries valiantly to...May 15, 2022 Strangely normalin dreams time is broken we ride...Apr 16, 2022 Poems that stick with meWatering the hibiscus this...Apr 12, 2022 Watching the April bottlebrush without spectaclesgreen & light shimmering...Apr 11, 2022 GracklesA trio of virile grackles skyward...Mar 28, 2022 Bottledtrapped in a bottle thrown out to...Mar 5, 2022 Springtime sky & no reason whyHave you ever seen anything more...Feb 12, 2022 Doppelgängermoonlit winter trees bare branches...Feb 12, 2022 Long ago nowI am searching for my feelings...2021 (49)Dec 22, 2021 Undoingonce you’ve forgiven...Dec 15, 2021 Carpe DiemYouth is a Budd Life is a flower...Dec 15, 2021 Aaahhhhh!The only thing I want a...Dec 14, 2021 Windy winter nightsnuggled into a warm cozy bed...Dec 13, 2021 Umberthere are only so many poems one...Dec 10, 2021 Veggie souppeeling this sweet potato i can...Dec 8, 2021 Cozyhiding in my winter cocoon not...Dec 7, 2021 Autumn’s clockIn the wheel of Earth’s...Dec 1, 2021 December windows opencold winter night wind warms my...Oct 26, 2021 Leaden Echo & Golden EchoHow to kéep—is there ány...Oct 14, 2021 Bent & broken“I have been bent and...Sep 18, 2021 GroundedSeek not the flattery of...Sep 7, 2021 What we see“Worry is visualized...Aug 7, 2021 Renewalsorry, no autumn this year —...Aug 6, 2021 Creepingshorter days seem a little ominous...Aug 6, 2021 Weighed downthe scale now shows me one hundred...Aug 1, 2021 Vital correspondences“Now this may sound...Jul 21, 2021 Over & again“…we are human beings...Jul 20, 2021 Night hazeThe moon shines into the dirty...Jun 19, 2021 I accept youOkay — I give in — I accept...Jun 18, 2021 Burningfor love’s rewards we stick...Jun 12, 2021 They healed my heart“I have a request to make of...Apr 18, 2021 Free spiriti don’t want to be just a...Apr 13, 2021 Ecosleaves — lovers ...Mar 27, 2021 Strive & struggleI am a poet, — though I’ve...Mar 22, 2021 Edwin Markham with booka thinking eye but jolly cheek a...Mar 22, 2021 Edwin Markham profilehair like roaming waves of the sea...Mar 14, 2021 Squashedcancel culture is political...Mar 6, 2021 Leaves for the DeadI who have loved the sound of...Mar 3, 2021 OssifightSomehow, I got old before really...Feb 26, 2021 Sky was the limit“When men grow wings, they...Feb 26, 2021 Cry it outWhen you allow the tears to flow...Feb 25, 2021 Knees down, heart open, head upSometimes, praying is releasing...Feb 20, 2021 Intentionally blankWe can’t really say anything...Feb 20, 2021 A politically correct poemA politically correct...Feb 20, 2021 Real life“For a long time it had...Feb 9, 2021 Arise thankfula new day doesn’t mean...Feb 8, 2021 End of lifeno matter which end-of-life...Jan 20, 2021 Do I write grief or is it writing me?I write all these death poems,...Jan 20, 2021 A lessonDeath teaches us meaning ...Jan 20, 2021 SofaI long to be close to where your...Jan 19, 2021 Autumn’s wakeleaves dancing in a brisk breeze...Jan 19, 2021 Winter fallingcold gray rainy day watching...Jan 19, 2021 In loss still they dance!the leaves all dance to the same...Jan 16, 2021 The Wharf of DreamsStrange wares are handled on the...Jan 11, 2021 Barely knowingSpring and summer come with a lush...Jan 9, 2021 Value-ablesome see treasure in everything,...Jan 7, 2021 Inflame them to madness“Whosoever contributes,...Jan 2, 2021 Rejoice, lament, meanderblack eyes and broken bones...2020 (35)Dec 27, 2020 Shadows long after light is goneend of life decisions seep...Nov 20, 2020 ChangeupWe need rests called naps ...Nov 14, 2020 TiltedEarth tilts toward Winter my heart...Nov 14, 2020 EnclosedOur bodies are meant for the sun,...Oct 28, 2020 Real eyesNow that I’m over the hill I...Oct 26, 2020 October-bloodcome scarlet leaves and falling...Oct 10, 2020 Vanishedi hurt every day remembering that...Oct 3, 2020 Slam–bangthere is a big hospital nearby...Sep 22, 2020 My heart sees all the bettermy eyes can’t see as well...Sep 2, 2020 Batterymy youth is caked over with...Aug 17, 2020 Out!Come, abashed Self! admit one...Aug 17, 2020 The Unripened OldYouth fears death, For the blossom...Aug 17, 2020 March NightI shook off the house like a...Aug 17, 2020 FallenHas man fallen? You, man,...Jul 21, 2020 Ex Libris R. Le G.Having no home, what should I do...Jul 12, 2020 Eye floaterssnakes and worms squiggles and...May 22, 2020 Death lights heavyHummingbird mama abandons her...May 16, 2020 Losing countDamnit! I binged...Apr 30, 2020 TalonsOwls are hunters Humans are...Apr 15, 2020 Fluxcracks in poetry are not ruins but...Apr 3, 2020 Feuille mortedried crackling leaves though dead...Mar 25, 2020 Saguaro armsa shrug, a hug, touchdown,...Mar 7, 2020 In effectguilt, grief, regret cut deeper...Feb 28, 2020 A little blue“I’ve been feeling a...Feb 17, 2020 Galactic gatheringStanding in a silent still-dark...Feb 8, 2020 Growing oldminutes bloom hours flower seconds...Feb 8, 2020 Your battleIf your armor against the world is...Feb 1, 2020 Vertigoi think my body is afraid of...Jan 31, 2020 Golden hoursMorning golden hour is the warm...Jan 28, 2020 Blend & blurlate winter and early spring blend...Jan 28, 2020 Desert winter departingearly February in the desert —...Jan 21, 2020 It’s personalthere is no timetable for grieving...Jan 21, 2020 OnwardStumbling over all those little...Jan 14, 2020 At two-fifty-ninePrayer to the middle-of-the-night...Jan 2, 2020 Waking welcomeSun coaxes life from the earth...2019 (53)Dec 7, 2019 SeriocomicI like people who don’t take...Nov 24, 2019 A January day that lives foreverIn my mind — I've tried a...Nov 24, 2019 Memories shiverWhy does cold weather refresh old...Nov 5, 2019 Why we can’t let goRegret is the glue that makes...Oct 27, 2019 Muted striationssand-dust with cream intensely...Oct 26, 2019 Daze in a rutAt a certain point, some of us...Oct 13, 2019 Glow, shine, reflectMoonlight is a beautiful and...Oct 3, 2019 The fall of OctoberOctober’s autumn casts a...Sep 18, 2019 What I do“I read a book and pick out the...Sep 4, 2019 WILD’nessWILD is beautiful wild is free —...Sep 4, 2019 HoofprintsFortune is a centaur — half man,...Aug 20, 2019 Fantastic shoresin bed at night his mind had a...Aug 19, 2019 Book party!Let’s get drunk at the...Aug 5, 2019 Girl-hearther smiling girl-heart danced...Aug 3, 2019 Fight for our liveslike wild animals, I am happy...Jul 31, 2019 GoosebumpsA flock of honking geese just flew...Jul 19, 2019 Midlife midriffEating a lot of garbage and...Jul 10, 2019 UnrealisticI’m trapped in reality —...Jun 15, 2019 Acupuncturistpulse tells our secrets —...Jun 3, 2019 PrecariousAging is millions of moments...May 27, 2019 MemorialGrieving makes us stronger ...May 27, 2019 How to shineit’s not that the people...May 17, 2019 Glows & blossomsThe glow of the moon is poetry The...May 16, 2019 Killing naturethe wilderness died of a broken...May 16, 2019 From the asheseverything would be all right —...May 15, 2019 DrifterMoments drift like smoke...May 8, 2019 It’s all hereTime — the abundance of now....May 8, 2019 Water cycleto cry is beautiful — the beauty...May 8, 2019 Saving y’all some timeAfter reading countless health...May 6, 2019 O! NatureNature — exquisite beauty and...May 4, 2019 Grief bores holesGrief bores holes in our hearts...Apr 25, 2019 Spring’s sure well-done over, at 100°Poetic words flow much better in...Apr 7, 2019 AbruptWhen you’re used to seeing...Apr 6, 2019 Insomnia tickingthree o’clock — anxiety,...Mar 5, 2019 Forever lit with the soul of anotherImmediate grief is a falling to...Mar 1, 2019 A thousand choicesTransform FEAR into...Feb 25, 2019 Half-breathsGrieving is being ...Feb 12, 2019 Green graceas earth sways us from winter to...Feb 12, 2019 Desert weeds after heavy rainsSome weeds are nourishing, and...Jan 26, 2019 EndlessnessesMy grief is like a...Jan 26, 2019 Holes & tearsMissing you isn’t just an...Jan 26, 2019 What 45 feels like at 3 a.m.Middle age — a stealthy, crafty...Jan 21, 2019 EmanateYou don’t always have to...Jan 17, 2019 Understanding deathI read an article stating that...Jan 12, 2019 S.W.A.K.Love letter: an inky...Jan 12, 2019 None excludedPrayer is for the grateful and for...Jan 12, 2019 Whole body, whole spiritWe thank on our knees with folded...Jan 12, 2019 Two A.M. dropsdancing in the rain at...Jan 12, 2019 The feels & frights of agingWith each passing year, the body...Jan 11, 2019 AwaySometimes what gets to you most...Jan 11, 2019 Writing stylesAfter all these years I’ve...Jan 10, 2019 Begrudgedon’t disdain the youth...Jan 3, 2019 02:00two in the morning mind humming...2018 (17)Nov 30, 2018 Shut—your—mouth“Having devoted the greater part...Nov 3, 2018 Livingtrying not to spread my ashes...Oct 21, 2018 Cold is relativeWhen you’re shivering with...Sep 10, 2018 Midlife nightsat night her age landed hard like...Aug 21, 2018 Literary LOLThis tweet from a guy named Ben...Aug 18, 2018 MiddleA headstone is just a bookmark in...Aug 9, 2018 HauntedThere are more ghosts in an unwell...Jul 1, 2018 Know whenSome torture Fate beyond...Jun 23, 2018 Summer saguaroWith fruity-fingered arms, I hug...Jun 7, 2018 Awake & aloneNight is filled with our loudest...May 29, 2018 Inner selfGRiEF i feel so tiny...May 28, 2018 Defining momentsWe all have those moments in our...May 18, 2018 Forty-fouri vomit confusion &...May 11, 2018 Morning loverI don’t party at night with...Apr 10, 2018 The PrisonerIf you have not a bird inside you,...Apr 10, 2018 I Vowed that I Would Be a TreeI vowed that I would be a tree....Apr 8, 2018 Sleepysunday afternoon drowsiness fell...2017 (24)Dec 28, 2017 CensorshipTo kill words with fear,...Nov 1, 2017 Health historyHealth is a journal your body...Oct 20, 2017 Come hereDon’t spend too much of your...Sep 27, 2017 O! ¿queso what?What are flowers without the bees,...Aug 25, 2017 BlurAging is an exponential clock —...Aug 15, 2017 ScoresheetNo volume of history is...Aug 5, 2017 Every morningDawn-giddy birds sing as if every...Jul 29, 2017 Paying the priceWisdom is expensive — paid in...Jul 27, 2017 Saving booksI’ve been saving books for...Jul 27, 2017 May youMay you lose a lot that matters to...Jul 25, 2017 Mama-kissesA mother’s kiss lovingly...Jul 22, 2017 Lost & unfoundopportune words fall into my brain...May 13, 2017 In a hospitalIn a hospital it’s difficult...May 5, 2017 Spring blazes colorvibrant verdure lights the...Apr 19, 2017 43.47943Specks of universe in my soul,...Apr 7, 2017 Lost & finedLibrary fines are my favorite...Apr 7, 2017 Fees fines fo funIf you haven’t owed a...Apr 7, 2017 Middle groundFailure is not frailty. Success...Apr 6, 2017 Man forbidWhat’s in the raging flame...Mar 20, 2017 Springfalla seed, conceive to sprout,...Mar 19, 2017 Seamlessthe vibrant green-yellow-pink...Jan 31, 2017 Creator with sense of humorI know intelligent design...Jan 18, 2017 Audio books“I just don’t get how you...Jan 11, 2017 ResilientThe best faith is not the...2016 (38)Dec 29, 2016 Ten thousand fathoms deep“You peer into my life to find a...Dec 29, 2016 Counting blessingsYou can’t count the bad...Dec 27, 2016 Bean burritoFry once the beans then fry again...Dec 19, 2016 Winter restThe earth tucked herself in for...Nov 20, 2016 AnticipationIt’s peeking round the corner...Oct 17, 2016 CounterbalanceNo matter how frustrating and...Oct 9, 2016 Vernal ode to euphonynests bustling in leafy trees eggs...Oct 3, 2016 RefugeTea time — a brief recess from...Sep 23, 2016 TransformLoss — the great redefiner of...Sep 22, 2016 Weathering itGrief cries and life shines on —...Aug 22, 2016 Fresh air & birdsongAn open window is good company,...Aug 18, 2016 StoriedBooks talk to you for an...Aug 18, 2016 Reduced visibilityA bad attitude is a fog over your...Aug 8, 2016 The falling is mutualLight understands the colors of...Aug 8, 2016 In the autumn woodgreen-veined leaves suddenly...Jul 26, 2016 Counting upFirst four decades time’s a...Jul 26, 2016 ReclamationI tried – to marry Happiness...Jul 6, 2016 Belly laughsWhen laughter feasts, sadness...Jun 30, 2016 Confessions of a Worrier“If any man or woman knows more...Jun 9, 2016 Weightlessif all a bird knows is flying but...May 10, 2016 Wounded“No mourning can heal the...May 1, 2016 AgoneLove stabs at loss with pangs of...Apr 29, 2016 To be continuedlife blooms right through death...Apr 28, 2016 Early morning goodbyesDeath is never a clean break —...Mar 13, 2016 Midairpoets swing too high until the...Mar 13, 2016 Personal injurySometimes a relationship can...Mar 13, 2016 PlaygroundWe mature in knowledge and wisdom...Mar 12, 2016 Jovial vernal verseSpring is the green ...Mar 3, 2016 Can’t freakin’ sleepinsomnia is invisible but hard as...Feb 25, 2016 Slippingone by one the trees they fall and...Feb 11, 2016 Metredo not watch too closely cogs in...Feb 2, 2016 Lonesome animals“A writer out of loneliness is...Jan 31, 2016 DissentI do love my friends who...Jan 23, 2016 What is life?“A simple definition of...Jan 16, 2016 FragileGrief is looking up to see Never...Jan 15, 2016 Tickle me pink & atomic tangerineI can tell it’s probably not...Jan 10, 2016 Upliftingwhen winter gets deep into...Jan 7, 2016 Branchingthis winter afternoon i stare...2015 (14)Dec 29, 2015 Chilly bedtime thoughtsWinter is the slow-down Winter is...Dec 27, 2015 Hard to escapeEven happiness worries sometimes....Oct 19, 2015 Only bruisesPoetry allows my soul to age...Oct 17, 2015 A life with papersAny real writer — or reader —...Oct 17, 2015 Breathlessly beautifulAutumn breathes in golden sunshine...Oct 16, 2015 Forty-two-tick-tockthe body is a clock — bones tick...Oct 7, 2015 I stand amid the dustIn the rash lustihead of my young...Sep 2, 2015 Questions of the Skyshape poem from 1890...Sep 1, 2015 Fall, fall!Fall, temperatures, fall, fall!...Jul 13, 2015 Flow with lifeYou’ve got to keep moving to...Jun 6, 2015 Verdinthe tiny birdie verdin wears his...Jun 5, 2015 They’ll be backyou can shout it to every star...Feb 10, 2015 Iridescentthe years sprint, sail, drift, fly...Jan 18, 2015 Life is dirtyYou can’t get overwhelmed by...2014 (21)Dec 14, 2014 Sound of winter leaves at nightAge is a foreign land I...Nov 30, 2014 Leaves!when the leaves fly float,...Oct 16, 2014 Ask yourselfOccasionally ask, “What is...Sep 11, 2014 Feel it, live itIf you feel beautiful, then you...Sep 4, 2014 Of letting beIt’s not all about healing...Aug 1, 2014 Stages of Papago Orange Blossombeer tasting journal...Jun 12, 2014 P & Lwith each passing year spirit...May 8, 2014 Endless knowledgethe miracle of a library card to...May 4, 2014 Alternate ending“Hester unadulterated. The...May 4, 2014 Aging inside & outThe years pile up and hide under a...Apr 25, 2014 20/20Hindsight — ...Apr 25, 2014 InescapableNothing begins, and nothing ends,...Apr 5, 2014 There are actually eightIt’s a sin to waste...Apr 3, 2014 Flat-screeniOS seven you killed skeuomorphism...Mar 27, 2014 Spring out & inSpring: the music of open...Mar 26, 2014 Palm’s psalmWind tries to show Tree how to run...Mar 14, 2014 Spring flight & groundingButterflies dot springtime with...Feb 11, 2014 ♯lifegoals“I really would like to stop...Jan 20, 2014 Task list“Life is a series of tasks that...Jan 11, 2014 Fallen youthmy body’s lifelong dance...Jan 2, 2014 Unreasonably warm in PhoenixWe live in an Arizona desert town...2013 (19)Dec 6, 2013 Un-blondeOld Father Time fox-trots across...Nov 10, 2013 Vale of tears“Life is a vale of tears in...Nov 7, 2013 Leaving behindIn winter, forgive the fallen...Nov 6, 2013 Leavingssilently but for the rustle of...Oct 27, 2013 Pecan treeTo me pecans taste like childhood,...Oct 19, 2013 SageOctober is fresh-faced April...Oct 8, 2013 Life is eternal — not ours but itsI am diseased with civilization...Oct 5, 2013 NarrativeAge composes poems upon our faces...Oct 4, 2013 Pearl greyAging— grayer shores calmer...Sep 21, 2013 Overflowingwhenever you lose a loved one even...Sep 6, 2013 An ExplanationYou need not think It’s...Sep 6, 2013 You’re the driverYou know the Model of your Car....Aug 5, 2013 Sharp witSatire is merely pointing out that...Jul 20, 2013 Book-sticky“Old or new, the only sign I...Jun 21, 2013 TipsyAwake is vertical, asleep...Mar 1, 2013 Shadow-sweetIf beer tastes too much of cheer,...Jan 19, 2013 A Teeny-Tiny Ghost StoryMy parents used to read this story...Jan 9, 2013 StuffedStuff, more stuff, and even more...Jan 7, 2013 Winter articicles are daggers of beauty...2012 (20)Dec 25, 2012 Reasonlessthere’s no reason grief and...Dec 22, 2012 Gastronomical eventapocalyptic theory ...Dec 21, 2012 Midwinter’s dayHalfway in — this loveliness...Oct 15, 2012 Eyes on eternityLife is so much clearer under the...Jul 7, 2012 QuitsIf you let go of the things...Jun 3, 2012 Tell-tale signA signature is the shape of our...Jun 1, 2012 SappyA lumberjack’s best friend...May 8, 2012 TendingWomen blossom and re-blossom...May 1, 2012 ReformulatedPerhaps age is just youth —...Apr 26, 2012 Poem of the April Palo VerdeYellow. Freaking. Everywhere....Apr 11, 2012 TimekeeperGrief is historian of the heart....Apr 6, 2012 ConnectionsThose we love and lose are always...Mar 31, 2012 WroughtGrief is processing what’s...Mar 31, 2012 RemainsHealing from grief is allowing the...Mar 18, 2012 TempestIf your storm has lightning and...Mar 9, 2012 ImperceptibleUnder the giving snow blossoms a...Jan 14, 2012 VictoriousThis smile isn’t a lack of...Jan 11, 2012 Lion’s outlook“I will hear not those who...Jan 7, 2012 Nerve-infernoFear is advance panic of...Jan 6, 2012 Assaulthelp please police help everywhere...2011 (13)Dec 22, 2011 Welcome, WinterWelcome, Winter. Your late dawns...Dec 16, 2011 AnglesThe sun shines different ways in...Aug 28, 2011 Seasonal emotionsShedding late-summer tears for the...Aug 13, 2011 TideLife is questions and answers,...Jul 31, 2011 Hard enoughIf guilt or regret is an essential...Jul 17, 2011 Rainbow’ishRed is passion-lit, pink is...Jul 3, 2011 Summer-napI drifted into a summer-nap under...Jul 3, 2011 Fresh & greenOur bodies run on the fresh green...Jul 3, 2011 UnfocusSometimes we must unfocus our way...Jul 3, 2011 Dreams & greensFor happy health, fuel yourself...Jun 18, 2011 Vino diabólicoThere are spunky little angels at...May 1, 2011 ViewpointPray on the shadowy hillside of...Jan 3, 2011 Gloriousimagine how many glorious winters...2010 (22)Dec 30, 2010 Soul warmthHot coffee and cold winter...Oct 29, 2010 Serenity & gracewhen I fall into old age let it be...Oct 26, 2010 RelentlessTime doesn't tick it doesn't tock...Oct 22, 2010 Flaky crust happinessO’ pumpkin pie, your time...Sep 5, 2010 MissedOver time, the hurt doesn’t...Aug 18, 2010 Endings & beginningsThe last faded autumn leaflet...Aug 1, 2010 Queen of SelfWork hard, enrobe yourself in...May 31, 2010 BlessomancyEvery day, spread the magical...Apr 21, 2010 ContinuousNature grows beautiful new life...Apr 20, 2010 Measure not surrenderListen to the voice of doubt only...Apr 19, 2010 Asymmetrical kissesAsymmetrical kisses, the sexiest...Apr 18, 2010 ThusnessFear is untrust of the process of...Apr 8, 2010 Non-verbalI’ve adjectived up my life...Apr 3, 2010 Seed in the windflowers are fragrant metaphors —...Mar 22, 2010 Moonlit plum treethe moon and plum tree make...Mar 9, 2010 MindfieldWorry is my worst enemy — an...Mar 8, 2010 Little thriving without rootsLive for the roots Love the green...Jan 26, 2010 Radiant joyAside from new babies, new mothers...Jan 25, 2010 I sew raggedPoetry is patchwork — & only the...Jan 13, 2010 WindblownThe veil concealing truth gets...Jan 12, 2010 Cosmic pulseThe bones of music are the...Jan 10, 2010 Looking forwardIf winter wrote an autobiography,...2009 (41)Dec 4, 2009 Classics declassifiedGrass of Walt [D!@%] of Moby Boz...Nov 29, 2009 ThreadsLife is woven of love and death,...Nov 25, 2009 Ill & wellDo not take anything for granted...Nov 10, 2009 Simple but not emptyThe goal of life: simple,...Nov 5, 2009 War paintWe paint our lives with passion...Oct 18, 2009 BattlesLife is a battlefield of broken...Oct 16, 2009 Lit de mort coloréAutumn leaves blaze their swan...Sep 30, 2009 Healing strongerScars tell us more about the...Sep 17, 2009 FoggyLike steam from a cup of hot tea...Sep 16, 2009 Don’t cry, — rally!What is your life’s motto?...Sep 16, 2009 Hard life, good lifeLife can be hard, but if...Aug 13, 2009 Life expectancy“Why be saddled with this thing...Aug 2, 2009 SegueJoyfully spring from the last...Jul 12, 2009 Seeds of healthIf you plant junk food in your...Jul 4, 2009 Ever-changingWhy do I love clouds? You...Jul 3, 2009 Shared wonderHealth is a relationship between...Jun 11, 2009 Sweet sleepA day without a nap is like a...Jun 4, 2009 Inner peaceEven when life isn’t good on...Jun 4, 2009 There will always be goodnessEven when the future’s not...May 25, 2009 RevenantO! how many ghosts in a wound of...May 13, 2009 Encouragement“Don’t waste yourself...May 2, 2009 Tough as concreteEach negative experience hardens...May 1, 2009 Pink pony“Stored away in some brain...Apr 24, 2009 Capriccioyou & i are animal lust...Apr 24, 2009 Time & datesA lover counts time in kisses, not...Apr 9, 2009 Reflecting in the nightMy wrinkles are a playground of...Mar 7, 2009 Veini bleed words, ink drops, and...Jan 24, 2009 Poetry of springSpringtime is a poet — the blue...Jan 24, 2009 Sensationalthe famous five senses are only...Jan 23, 2009 Morning armorCoffee makes me invincible. But...Jan 16, 2009 Embracingly springWhen a fresh springtime breeze...Jan 10, 2009 The fightWinter is a lean, scrappy fighter....Jan 10, 2009 Winter sparkssnowflakes fall from the sky in...Jan 9, 2009 Cheers!Let’s drink to hope and hope...Jan 7, 2009 SelvesA philosopher lives in your mind,...Jan 5, 2009 KindlingEvery dawn relights my...Jan 4, 2009 Work hard & shine!Sometimes the universe tosses out...Jan 3, 2009 Clarity of breathThe wisest one-word sentence?...Jan 1, 2009 ScrapsA scar is a memory from the...Jan 1, 2009 MemorialsScars are lessons, or victories,...Jan 1, 2009 Scars regardA scar is a prayer of gratitude...2008 (19)Dec 29, 2008 Always trueI love to kiss your lying lips —...Dec 28, 2008 Non compos mentisafter a few beers, my nouns...Dec 26, 2008 ResonateGive goodness to the day and...Dec 25, 2008 JuxtaposingSpring blossoms flowers Winter...Dec 13, 2008 Stick with calmTry not to worry, as it’s...Sep 5, 2008 Love-beatsHating withers your heart. Hearts...Jun 22, 2008 Love & Be-LovedYou divide my soul into love and...Jun 3, 2008 Letters from the gardenAn author plants the alphabet —...May 4, 2008 Greens & thingsgood health, yes, is partly genes...Apr 12, 2008 Tune inMany of us have become deaf to our...Apr 5, 2008 Spring is so —Spring is so damn pink! O yes,...Apr 3, 2008 Cozy inner childComfort is — buying an XL...Mar 25, 2008 Blue stockingsBook lovers are better under the...Mar 20, 2008 Very verdant vernal vesselsThe energy of the earth flows...Mar 13, 2008 Parti-coloredearth’s favorite color is...Mar 3, 2008 Well-becomingWellness is the art of healing...Feb 28, 2008 HeightsIf you’ve climbed the...Jan 27, 2008 VitalYou are as important to your...Jan 3, 2008 DemolitionI’m under construction —...2007 (28)Nov 17, 2007 Waking to a newer than new dayEach morning begins with the...Nov 5, 2007 SoaringGive your stress wings and let it...Oct 27, 2007 KittyPaws carry heart and fur, Whiskers...Oct 11, 2007 Remembering goes both waysMy younger passions are still...Aug 19, 2007 Mind-set-goReplace fear with gratitude, and...Aug 4, 2007 Summer wonderlate June, monsoon — kaboom!...Aug 3, 2007 Sky-happyfoggy heavy-gray teary-eyed...Jun 11, 2007 Emotion sicknessThe mind can cook up very subtle...May 5, 2007 Blaring quietA clock is ticking in my living...Apr 23, 2007 Stone-facedWailing, bearing flowers and...Apr 13, 2007 Grief mendsGrief is a burden but also a...Apr 9, 2007 Calm in a cupTea is a magical calming elixir...Apr 9, 2007 Junk food curseWhy throw trash into the...Apr 2, 2007 BrotherloveThere’s no other love like...Mar 26, 2007 Mind own secretsFrustration is nothing more than...Mar 17, 2007 Inscribedgraves are not limited to the...Mar 11, 2007 The graceful and beauteousFlowers rewrite soil, rain, and...Mar 4, 2007 Spring awakeearth dreams of spring in her...Mar 4, 2007 WintermindThe color of springtime is in the...Mar 3, 2007 The realIf I had to sum up Friendship in...Feb 26, 2007 Speaking of springSpring translates earth’s...Feb 26, 2007 WiltedThe past falls away in wilted...Feb 24, 2007 SymbioticDeath is not warden of life, not...Feb 8, 2007 Clock workflowers don’t open to the...Jan 26, 2007 A final breath in winterDying ain’t pretty. Death is...Jan 26, 2007 Sudden silenceThe death of a loved one is a...Jan 14, 2007 Beautiful & unfairLife is not always fair —...Jan 7, 2007 Listen to the colorsPurple is the soul-lifter Red, the...2006 (52)Dec 31, 2006 Praying hands & feetIt is of course possible to dance...Dec 1, 2006 Meant-to’sStifling an urge to dance is bad...Nov 10, 2006 Bedwritingit’s smart as can be things...Nov 5, 2006 AsideSometimes imagination pounces;...Nov 4, 2006 ExplanatoryLIFE is an artist insane painting...Nov 2, 2006 Overdoing itStretching oneself too thin is the...Oct 22, 2006 Internal listeningIf you can’t get quiet...Oct 21, 2006 wørrierYou can never worry your way to...Oct 20, 2006 Bursting with lifeThough the circular...Oct 17, 2006 ImprintingPoetry is an inky...Oct 16, 2006 Humanity in roadsWhen I’m out and about,...Oct 14, 2006 LacklusterIn the dark, glitter is nothing...Oct 12, 2006 It’s nowDon’t let the past steal...Oct 11, 2006 AnewOur bodies let go when it’s...Oct 8, 2006 Rooting for healthDid you ever stop to taste a...Oct 1, 2006 Wingèd workaholicyellow-striped bee what do you...Sep 25, 2006 Elderberry primeAutumn birds speak cheerful poetry...Sep 8, 2006 Good morning!Dawn spreads her wispy pink angel...Sep 8, 2006 Aegrotum sanareAutumn is the antidote to stifling...Sep 7, 2006 Dream powerNever stop pedaling to power your...Sep 7, 2006 Inner lightIf you keep a sunny attitude, you...Sep 4, 2006 Fast rising eastsunrise glows in carpe-diem pink...Aug 25, 2006 StimulantReading in bed is a gateway drug...Aug 6, 2006 WordclothAn author, behind his words, is...Jul 12, 2006 Old soil, new greenMy own prescription for health is...Jul 7, 2006 Hazardous wasteStress is the trash of modern life...Jun 28, 2006 ImmeasurableEven hundredfold grief is...Jun 20, 2006 Weariest old work horse“A horse loves freedom, and...Jun 17, 2006 Your fillThere are lots of opportunities...Jun 15, 2006 StagesSpring is a lively swing towards...Jun 11, 2006 JunkyJunk mail, junk food, our society...Jun 3, 2006 Leaping & stretching & pleasingA cat is an adorable violation of...May 5, 2006 ResponsibilitiesDon’t fall prey to the...Mar 31, 2006 PitchNight — the quiet of solitude...Mar 26, 2006 Bumpy frightA nightmare is only a dream that...Mar 11, 2006 SpiritedTaste just a sliver of courage and...Mar 11, 2006 BreakthroughLet courage break through the...Mar 11, 2006 DuetLet your fear dance with courage...Mar 1, 2006 Edgingwinter and spring overlap at the...Feb 28, 2006 Tempus nunquam dormitThree A.M. is when all the quiet...Feb 9, 2006 Tap danceAuthor: a dancer of...Feb 4, 2006 Happenstance?Sometimes what we believe as...Feb 3, 2006 UnveiledMuch poetry happens in the silence...Feb 2, 2006 DeprecatedAge is like the latest version of...Jan 22, 2006 Porch swing thoughtsA cloudless plain blue sky is like...Jan 14, 2006 EverywhichwaySometimes I feel like I’m...Jan 6, 2006 Winsome, losesomeLove isn’t just blind but...Jan 4, 2006 SymptomaticA maltreated body will cry out in...Jan 3, 2006 Fragmentalall my poems are starts they begin...Jan 3, 2006 Morning routineBreathe, thank, pray, rise,...Jan 3, 2006 MarrowPoetry is the dancing skeleton of...Jan 3, 2006 Stress managementReducing stress is all about...2005 (19)Dec 10, 2005 Pain is a storyAdversity enhances this tale we...Dec 10, 2005 Don’t just sit thereIf life is good, don’t just...Dec 3, 2005 Pinot noirWine, she serenades me with her...Nov 5, 2005 RuminateRegrets those ghosts of...Oct 22, 2005 GivingMothers are the vital warmth of...Oct 19, 2005 Ever findingAlways remember lost, so that you...Oct 10, 2005 RuffledFrustration is anger caged in...Oct 8, 2005 Breathing & stuffClutter smothers. Simplicity...Oct 1, 2005 Every dawnDawn is the glow of opportunity,...Aug 12, 2005 Emily’s dashSay what! You mean That’s...Aug 1, 2005 Well litA school library is the brightest...Mar 12, 2005 Seasons’ greetingssome trees re-leaf in the blink of...Feb 28, 2005 History & destinyThe past can’t see you, but...Feb 26, 2005 Stop to smell the goodnessLife. — Enjoy whatever flowers...Feb 25, 2005 Another viewEvery once in a while, turn life...Feb 11, 2005 Prickly & proverbialExperience is the thorn-lined road...Jan 13, 2005 Stitches & seamsI need to get over the hard times...Jan 11, 2005 The pathFollow your passion, and success...Jan 11, 2005 Nerve us!Courage is tiny pieces of fear all...2004 (15)Nov 30, 2004 Mind the monstersDid you really run into a monster...Oct 31, 2004 RefinedCandy is sugar that’s all...Jul 29, 2004 ExhaustiveGrief is all emotions wrapped into...Jul 28, 2004 CautionCarelessness doesn’t bounce;...Jul 3, 2004 Breaking & enteringIf you treat the unknown as a...Jun 3, 2004 Splat!I don’t cry over spilt milk,...May 22, 2004 EssenceA poet can translate birdsong much...May 13, 2004 Move itToo many of us have a skipping...May 4, 2004 Wax & waneWe may as well make friends with...Apr 1, 2004 Once upon a thymeDesserts are the fairy tales of...Mar 3, 2004 Fertilize & philosophizeWeeds — is there really evil in...Feb 25, 2004 SwellheadsEgotism is overvaluing your little...Feb 1, 2004 SOCial anxIETYYou can’t spell social...Jan 17, 2004 Live wellDon’t trade your life for...Jan 12, 2004 StartupSpring stirs under silent snow....2003 (11)Oct 26, 2003 Pressed flowers are still prettyAge is a gradual steamrolling of...Oct 5, 2003 After allLife is a perpetual give and take...Aug 28, 2003 Real funnyMy life is half reality show, half...Aug 23, 2003 Mend it, dear HenryFlawed past is history; flawed...Jun 11, 2003 FusionSometimes we can’t let go of...Jun 5, 2003 FluctuationsThe world constantly sways me...Jun 3, 2003 Pierced flightthorns and stings and those such...Apr 22, 2003 Alone in mid-nightMidnight — the luller Midnight...Apr 22, 2003 SoiledIf organic is the natural way,...Jan 21, 2003 KindnessesSmall kindnesses make you a bigger...Jan 19, 2003 Inching along, leaving behindthe poet is a sensitive snail —...2002 (13)Dec 25, 2002 UnhoardOnce you’ve whittled down to...Dec 12, 2002 The chaos-harmony of lifeI swing like a kid and fall like...Nov 16, 2002 Word altarAn author can be just a writer,...Oct 16, 2002 MistI’ve only yet to see the...Jun 8, 2002 Aye aye, skipper!When most people see an adult...Jun 2, 2002 Plexuswe feel poetry and art in the...May 18, 2002 № PanicBreathe in so much gratitude that...May 17, 2002 No, thanksDon’t feel guilty about...May 13, 2002 Re-learning lifeFocus on the simple, good things...Mar 31, 2002 FloralMy mind is like a seed packet of...Feb 3, 2002 Outlines of joyFebruary is the border between...Jan 12, 2002 ProjectedMany of my one-hour projects take...Jan 1, 2002 Holding it togetherGratitude is the glue that makes...2001 (5)Nov 22, 2001 Flex-abilitySometimes you just need to be open...Sep 29, 2001 Humble warriorSuccess is a shell — don’t...Jul 21, 2001 Heart successHeart pumps blood — and love,...Jul 3, 2001 Symptoms, waiting for signsI love the body. Flesh is so...Feb 9, 2001 99¢Ninety-Nine is a famous number for...2000 (10)Dec 15, 2000 UpwardI am not a wing but a feather —...Oct 12, 2000 Talking inside outFriends make you smile — best...Oct 9, 2000 BiblioinsomniaUp late with books, reading in...Sep 29, 2000 BecomingHow many have made ourselves ugly...Aug 21, 2000 Dads“He didn’t tell me how to...Jul 21, 2000 Living in clover“What a miserable thing life...Jun 13, 2000 Selves-realizationi am so many people it’s...Mar 27, 2000 New measurements“The only man who behaved...Feb 20, 2000 FallingFear is imagination falling off a...Feb 6, 2000 Pain gainSometimes I get the feeling the...1999 (13)Dec 19, 1999 Dock & thistleDriving down the wrong road and...Oct 27, 1999 Falling upAutumn is springtime in reverse....Sep 11, 1999 Rain & shineMany things happen rain or shine,...Sep 9, 1999 It’s okayLet your sorrow smile once in a...Apr 23, 1999 Spring wingsIn springtime, love is carried on...Feb 15, 1999 Weary“When the superficial wearies...Feb 9, 1999 DemurrerA smile is the best defense...Feb 8, 1999 Brotherly wisdom“If you ever change your...Jan 21, 1999 A turning trial by fireAnger makes your life — and your...Jan 12, 1999 Pain & struggleWe can’t always see the...Jan 12, 1999 BrimmingTime pours his guests a cup of tea...Jan 12, 1999 NotoolongWe are only but guests at...Jan 11, 1999 Seasonal wisdomlearn from leaves green is go —...1998 (10)Sep 15, 1998 Be lightLaughter is a feather. Anger is a...Jul 26, 1998 DepthsGrief is a haunted lake...Jun 14, 1998 SepulturæOur bodies are the burial grounds...May 18, 1998 DecideLife is a neverending series of...May 15, 1998 Literary lifeMy life is — in a word —...Apr 16, 1998 MeasurelessFacts and figures are never the...Apr 13, 1998 Inside the lines, outside the boxJournal: fitting your heart...Apr 9, 1998 Seek & find“Seek freedom and become...Jan 13, 1998 BartlebyHow can something bother you if...Jan 7, 1998 Dreams & inkPoetry is reverie on paper. Poets...1997 (12)Dec 9, 1997 DiscomfortsWe are creatures trapped in...Nov 14, 1997 UnabashedDon’t edit the demons —...Nov 8, 1997 Run for it!Chase down your passion like...Nov 6, 1997 StrideWalking gets the body moving, the...Nov 6, 1997 Minds awashBelief stains darker, imprints...Jul 11, 1997 Fortunate misfortunesDeath bumps into life many times...Mar 30, 1997 Nature lessonsCan plants be happy? If they get...Mar 8, 1997 In progressBe a student of life and a...Feb 24, 1997 AgelessWalking: the most ancient...Feb 17, 1997 IllusionsReligion is faith in anything...Jan 4, 1997 PoetherapyWriting poetry is letting go —...Jan 1, 1997 EternallyNew beginnings happen every day....1996 (27)Oct 5, 1996 Emptinesswhen we lose someone we love...Aug 29, 1996 SmokyGrief is love expressed in tears....Aug 14, 1996 ForgottenDesert: a piece of Earth...Aug 4, 1996 Passed downTo journal is a present of the...Jun 22, 1996 Edging outSeasons depart peripherally. Terri...Jun 17, 1996 Agony of anxiousFear not running from...May 22, 1996 ChatterboxProse is poetry that can’t...May 5, 1996 Marriage materialThey loved with a love that was...May 3, 1996 Proof of youthBe thou not ashamed of lust —...May 3, 1996 FreedumbTo burn one book is to burn the...Apr 26, 1996 DependingSometimes life gives honey ...Apr 18, 1996 Beary muchThere’s nothing like a...Apr 17, 1996 Phoenix sunrisethe seam between desert and night...Apr 5, 1996 OpeningsArt is when you hear a knocking...Apr 5, 1996 Grow lovePlant love everywhere, so that it...Apr 5, 1996 Tempus insaniamPlease someone tell me— am I...Apr 5, 1996 2int0x1c4t3dThe first glass is a sedative, the...Mar 8, 1996 Shrewdcactus is not cruel it is just so...Mar 8, 1996 CyclesDeath recycles life Life recycles...Feb 18, 1996 TenaciousReality is irritatingly obstinate...Feb 17, 1996 Running scaredJogging is for those who...Feb 14, 1996 DreamyHe woke me at midnight on February...Feb 12, 1996 Tired of tryingEven the sun can’t shine on...Feb 5, 1996 Mind fullWalking is good for solving...Feb 5, 1996 ProcessYour healing will never be...Feb 1, 1996 Logic allIf the world were all logic,...Jan 10, 1996 HavenMy favorite place to be is...1995 (19)Dec 29, 1995 @RiskLife is like running with scissors...Dec 22, 1995 Final draftWhen the poem just won’t...Dec 14, 1995 Self-helpThe secret to wellness is being...Nov 6, 1995 Stories of loveIn a new love, it’s easy to...Sep 12, 1995 Petals & leavesi love to smell the flowers and...Sep 9, 1995 Our pathA morning walk starts us off on...Aug 12, 1995 Campfirecampfire flames kiss the night...Aug 11, 1995 Free but homesickOnly those in tune with nature...Jul 13, 1995 ExciteLightning dances — Thunder...Jul 8, 1995 ShortagesDepression cuts supply...Jun 10, 1995 FeelersThe scars you can’t see are...May 12, 1995 Chasing the pastChasing the past, I stumbled into...May 3, 1995 Heart inkKeep a diary even if you rip it up...May 1, 1995 INFj autopsythe autopsy will find — coloured...Apr 29, 1995 Let’s have sixjust 1 dance, just 1 kiss, just 1...Apr 26, 1995 Close quarters & distant dreamsin good times and in bad...Mar 14, 1995 MyelinI love you with all my bones —...Feb 10, 1995 Check it outKnowledge lives at the library,...Jan 12, 1995 In piecesThe emotions are part of the...1994 (28)Dec 31, 1994 BecomingDecorate yourself from the inside...Dec 24, 1994 Sick daySome days we can only hope that...Dec 11, 1994 So easy, so hardMy poems are love-drunk letters to...Dec 4, 1994 AdviceHave your final drink first —...Dec 1, 1994 EnvenomLessons from jealousy and...Oct 1, 1994 A dash of heatAll other seasons in Phoenix are...Sep 24, 1994 IllusionistThe stars, like many other things,...Sep 10, 1994 ¡Peligro!Evolution: one small step...Sep 3, 1994 Sharing secretsTrue love is letting someone else...Aug 30, 1994 Give & takeI was so in the present moment the...Aug 18, 1994 IlluminationAs far as the Moon is concerned,...Aug 1, 1994 Vs.poetry is combat— soul verses...Jul 16, 1994 Down-mid-uptownI’m a coffee is half-full...Jul 1, 1994 GrooveGood music can make the difference...Jun 17, 1994 Xlife is a treasure map and also...Jun 11, 1994 AntennaeRead instead of watch TV? Now...May 3, 1994 Paper doesn’t forgetWe write to remember our nows...Apr 30, 1994 CicatrixoxoMost of our scars are internal....Apr 22, 1994 Shaken, stirredOur passion and kisses were...Apr 15, 1994 Sparks & sizzleTwo people who have chemistry...Apr 9, 1994 Crackedher head was cracked — ...Apr 5, 1994 Everyone, everywhereHate less, live...Mar 5, 1994 Out of the blueBirds are beautiful and amazing...Feb 28, 1994 Two steps forward, one stumble backwardThere are two sides to every...Feb 15, 1994 Tea TimeTea brings Time to a crawl, its...Feb 8, 1994 Wheee!Sliding down the banister of life...Jan 22, 1994 Inkdreamingthe smell of ink is intoxicating...Jan 18, 1994 Hear & NowMusic echoes rhythms of the...1993 (13)Dec 31, 1993 Party angelsEvery time a champagne bottle...Dec 4, 1993 Winter’ishIn Phoenix, Jack Frost...Dec 3, 1993 VoyagesA journal is a journey — our own...Nov 16, 1993 OrkestrelBirdsong: a branch of...Nov 11, 1993 VenerableAutumn is Spring turned antique....Aug 15, 1993 A lesson from cloudsthey never stand still— but...Jun 20, 1993 Man vs NatureHuman nature is just about the...Apr 24, 1993 Sonoran seasonsWinter in Phoenix is springtime...Apr 3, 1993 From the library to the parkHappiness is sharing a bowl of...Mar 21, 1993 Falling to piecesI’m a dandelion puff in a...Feb 20, 1993 Simple–mindedEliminate physical clutter. More...Feb 6, 1993 Imaginary diseaseHow can there possibly be ...Jan 27, 1993 Giving is gettingGive, and blessings boomerang back...1992 (10)Dec 28, 1992 PosyLook! over yonder what a beautiful...Dec 9, 1992 Saudade…and torture myself with...Oct 1, 1992 HeartwrittenYour prayer can be poetry, and...Sep 23, 1992 Boom box philosophiesNext time you’re mad, try...Jul 19, 1992 Why does it hurt?My heart aches love for...Feb 28, 1992 I got testedYep, I’m an INFJ — an...Feb 26, 1992 AloneFor those uneasy with the world,...Jan 31, 1992 Infinite reachOur wingspan is measured not in...Jan 16, 1992 Poet’s idTwo most important things in a...Jan 5, 1992 AgonisticThe toughest battle is...1991 (12)Dec 19, 1991 HomewardWeather is a great metaphor for...Nov 26, 1991 StellarWinter’s cold-black...Oct 10, 1991 Sir RealitySome colors exist in dreams that...Sep 29, 1991 Incorporatedsunshine has no budget the sea no...Sep 22, 1991 no Physicsdancing under midnight stars on...Sep 18, 1991 ConsensesAll we experience is reality...Aug 28, 1991 SpeedwayThe world is changing so fast...May 18, 1991 No.“Bartleby, in a singularly mild,...Apr 1, 1991 Infinite realitiesIf something is just plain red,...Mar 27, 1991 Healthy spellIt’s no coincidence that...Mar 9, 1991 Sylvia’s figs“I saw my life branching out...Feb 24, 1991 Motherly perseveranceMother Nature is the ultimate...1990 (9)Dec 3, 1990 To Kopke & AshleyI like odd numbers — and the...Nov 16, 1990 PerfectionismI beat myself up every day without...Jul 10, 1990 GiltCan a good person be both a tree...Jun 8, 1990 HimHe asked to meet He wanted to talk...Apr 24, 1990 Sun-kissedwhat more pleasant sensation than...Mar 6, 1990 AnalysisHandwriting is...Mar 3, 1990 Hiding from the sleep copsI’ve had such bad insomnia...Jan 20, 1990 Solar energyThe sun is nature’s...Jan 3, 1990 SwayI suffer from pendulum feelings....1989 (9)Dec 30, 1989 ComforterSometimes a really good nap is...Oct 27, 1989 AbridgedJust so you know, I lied about my...Oct 21, 1989 VenulesPassion does not study anatomy in...May 19, 1989 Dissecting heartsIf falling in love feels this...May 13, 1989 SessileLife is a dance of balance. Life...May 12, 1989 Beyond the horizonI still believe in some faraway...Apr 27, 1989 The next dayA relationship will eventually...Apr 6, 1989 Enthus¡asmBe the dot on the exclamation...Jan 17, 1989 InsomniacaholicI’m an insomniacaholic if...1988 (7)Dec 12, 1988 It’s staggeringEvolution: that last step...Oct 26, 1988 XV reasonsSometimes I feel like life...Jul 9, 1988 The life of every man“The life of every man is a...Apr 16, 1988 April morningMy favorite weather is...Mar 13, 1988 FlusteredMy heart beat so hard when I was...Feb 12, 1988 Jane & the sunSometimes prayers collide and...Jan 13, 1988 Rockers of scienceFossils are what ‘now’ looked...1987 (3)Oct 29, 1987 ColdheartedHail is angry...Oct 26, 1987 A million invisible nothingsSometimes I get overwhelmed by...Feb 1, 1987 G’ma & G’paGrandmas and grandpas are...1986 (1)Jun 28, 1986 Happy in the forestThe best part of happiness is the... Misattributed Quotes (23) Terri Guillemets Archives (full archive) Machine Cooties (AI sandbox)
