Category: Poetry
The Reckoning
I did what my mother and her mother done before me… sit down… shut up! Just listen; stay in your place… your worth is no more than your race. Tears fell from fear, deceived…...
When Banarch Made Love to Tarksi She Said
There I go again A postulate without a premise A finite based on an in-finite Am I really just and axiom to you? Did I ever have a choice? Do you wish to promulgate...
The Castle Field
I have walked here, We have discussed the most important of issues; Girls, parents, teachers. Woods flank me on three sides. Shady-quiet, they give shelter and peace. Sunlight plays on the balding grass, rummaging...
Classroom Order
Haibun Poem He approaches me, his hands raised. I stand behind my desk getting papers. He corners me. “Put your hands down.” “What?” “You heard me.” My command, spoken so softly. My eyes,...
The Black of My Mind
In the black of my mind, I ride the waves and follow them to the island in my hands. An undercurrent, a melody of an unknown song, an invisible rope pulling me along. A...
Let This Love Be Unbroken
Poetry Free Verse When you first look upon me, love with your eyes, for I am lovely and more than fair, at any age. I am a delicious apple, a succulent pear, a...
Wind of Change
The first real day Of my life was when I banged the front door When I made a decision The real decision for myself Until then all decisions for me Are made by other...
Inspired To Dream
I rest in a state of suspended consciousness. I am aware of all things, around me, beneath me and above. I relate to many and often make them dream. I tell them to never...
Too Much Murakami
I’ve fallen down a well, Descending through stretching darkness The mysteries of the universe flashing past me Like road signs, Too fast to read. And I could fall forever, Feel the cool comfort of...
