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Friday, June 06, 2014
Weak
WEAK Tired Exhausted long days blur--hazy hot and humid--weigh down into the coming twilight stars "on the verge of gi...
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Far Off Places
So many sights in the world to see Activities to try, adventures to find-- I hope I get the time to stop and be... Sailing in the...
Monday, May 26, 2014
Crossing the T's and Dotting the I's
The fun (and burden) of poetry is when you re-read a poem and realize it completely captured a moment or idea (or that it didn't quite ...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Chances We Take
Close my eyes And there I am--somewhere Blue green seas and Sandy shores--somewhere. I don't know But I like it. The relaxing w...
Friday, May 16, 2014
TimeTraveler
The threads of time unravel, The fabric comes apart And in his mind He sees a way to depart...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Mars Lives
Red, Speckled and shining Far in the sky A tiny speck, A disillusion of mass Greater than we see-- It twinkles, like a star ...
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Hidding in the Wheat Fields
There was a field of yellow stalks Wheat all around me-- Villages behind me and the sun before me And I didn't understand Wh...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Impossible Dreams:
Spotlight on Paul R. Williams Don't let anyone tell you Your dreams are impossible-- Because they will; and it may be true ...
Monday, February 17, 2014
Imagination Frees:
Spotlight on Morrie Turner Imagination creates the image, But the image is what inspires-- Reaches out to visitors Captures the...
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Wish Upon A Star
A Way In the dark Distantly glowing Sparkling and twinkling Fire--an invincible life force holding beauty at immortal standards A beacon of ...
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Liberation
Blank Like grains of sand Colorless and uprooted Drifting-- From shore to shore Silent and calm A warm blanket of nothing Awaiting th...
Monday, January 06, 2014
Heartless
What if I thought an emotion If my mind was entranced And I believed what I thought Unaware; A prisoner Of connected synapses sparking Brill...
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Paradise
Out of the window Gorgeous views, Crystal blues waters In luxurious pools Swaying palms, Green against the sky Peace be with you Here in par...
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Full Moon
Mr. moon, high in the sky-- Bright, luminescent watcher of the night Speak to me; tell me a secret or two As you gaze upon me from above. Te...
Sunday, December 08, 2013
A Vision Deferred
A wise old woman Born of a foolish young girl, Battered, beaten, and broken Risen from black ashes She found Life. Even ugly and bruised Her...
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Alienated
Half of what you say, Is empty to me-- You don't understand my words Because I'm seeing something You just can't see. Is it a ha...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Fire
Warm flames set in hot bricks Atop gray ashes and black coal, Orange light radiating forward Untouchable beauty just beneath my fingerti...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Home
My home is a nest, Nestled high in the cliff's stone, Haphazardly built, but strong Comfortable and weathered, Overlooking the canyo...
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Darkness
Darkness falls silently, Subduing me in my cradle Find me withering away... The fear of darkness, Dark, opaque blackness, Sullen and familia...
Sunday, October 13, 2013
I'm Wishing on A Star
I wish I could go back Caress the keys of my childhood --Softly-- Tell myself a bed time story And disappear into my own fantasy Slowly, Cou...
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