graves are not limited
to the cemetery —
they lurk in our minds,
and buried in our hearts
lie garlanded stones
marking loved ones lost
terri guillemets
composed by yours truly
Whole body, whole spirit
We thank
on our knees
with folded hands
for full bellies
and fuller hearts
Simple–minded
Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.
Word altar
An author can be just a writer, but a translator must always be a poet.
Liftoff
believing my wings were fragile and fractured
in my formidable forties, i abandoned
approaching fifty, i know my wings are strong
they just cannot lift so many heavy
Accelerant
our apocalypse
once in ultra slow motion
now on fast forward
My heart
God completed my heart
then you finished it —
mortal combat style
Sugar shock
my willpower has become
a fraction of what it was—
my sweet tooth is now
much greater than my resolve—
and the laboratory reports
that my blood glucose
no longer measures in
milligrams per deciliter—
but in sugar cubes squared
A turn for the better
October has finally broken its scorching summer fever
turning the hesitant desert autumn into a true believer!
Well-becoming
Wellness is the art of healing before you’re sick.
Stop to smell the goodness
Life. — Enjoy whatever flowers come with the manure.
Tired of trying
Even the sun can’t shine on an entire world at once.
Capriccio
you & i are animal lust
spirit and human emotion
entangled in wild passion
you always touch my heart first
but still find every last place
breaths rise, sweat falls
mine, yours, who knows
bodies wise, minds numb
wills weak, feelings, reveal
speak easy, softly, love
at the tips of our tongues
whisper nothings, give everything
our lips link each other’s souls
with kisses blind, rough and kind
fierce fervor, fever, fire, hot desire
flesh burning, hungering, yearning
begging, seeking, pleasing, please
prey of your hands and at my knees
inhale, exhale, scents, intense
assent, consent, relent, unpent
sweet chords, rhythm, rhapsody
harmony, symphony, crescendo