I wake to a yellow morning sky,Freckled with dark clouds of burnt orange,The flame sweeping the stars away. Its majesty looks down upon Rome’sancient Hadrian Wall, covered by alion’s mane of windblown grass. The miracle of God’s creation,Sits majestically, not above the glory of Rome,But the smallness of man.
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A Halloween Walk 2026
The crumbling house with crooked walls,Invites me to enter the coffin door,Naked trees now dead, once tall,Like sentries stand to guard the moor, Windows full of forlorn faces,Stare through teeth a gnashing chew,Slithering snakes rise up in hisses,The smells of children’s burbling brew, A salient cemetery of suffering voices,Its moans and groans of scratching nails,FromContinue reading “A Halloween Walk 2026”
The Duet
The scent of you like fresh rain,On the damp of cotton lace,Orchestral strings of violins weep,To a pool of touch and taste, Sweet moans meet tender groans,Gentle valleys of skin to play,Flames of gold in candles low,Burn hot to light our way, Music flows around your face,In a swishing sway of song,Soft sounds of saxContinue reading “The Duet”
Dream Castle
Drifting into a peaceful sleep,I dreamt of my life story,Written in pages of a book,But it was too blurred to read,Only hazy ink from an unplanneddream. I slammed it shut! I restored my face with hope,Hope that sweet nectar froma flower bloom could refreshthe clouded pond of timefilled with floating remnants ofmy severed past. FeveredContinue reading “Dream Castle”
Life Doesn’t Have to be so Hard
Dirty Leather
A baseball thrown by pitchers,A four-seamer high and hard,To a batter who fearless can,Knock the ball out of the yard. But balls and bats are pieces,Of equipment to be played,It’s the heart of the player,From a boy to man is made. The stains on the knees,The tar on the hands,Butter-rich smells of leather,Yelling fans inContinue reading “Dirty Leather”
Burn the Boat
Ticket to Uncertainty
Unseen Kindness
Are you a sensitive soul,Too often, too easily bruised,Invisible for lack of notice,Unaccepted or unapproved? Do you sometimes reach out,With a smile and kind word,Your casual offers to help,Rejected or never heard? Are you accused of being a martyr,Self-serving for attention,Frequently misunderstood,Suspected of pretension? Rest in His assurance,Kindness is not unseen,From Him who matters most,InContinue reading “Unseen Kindness”
Carpenter Knight
After the owls go silent, my father risesto greet dawn’s pied pigeons.The early Saturday morning begshim to join shield and blade,sharpened like a rapier. Arms outstretched like Christ’s cross,to be armored for backyard battle, he preparesto transform wood and stone to his mind’seye. With a soft power that belies senescence,he warmly greets a red cardinalContinue reading “Carpenter Knight”
