Circus of Words

How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere     these visions blur. Str...

Sometimes fear motivates positive change... Succumbing to Fear It really started over the summer, when I got bitten by a spider--I...

If he/she isn't willing to fight for you, don't be willing to settle for him/her Why are we, where we are? Why is it that no on...

Yesterday the clouds came It rained all day and all night And everything hid in shame Dripping, gloomy, devoid of light... Yesterday, t...

Brave girl, Careful not to glance back-- The beauty of childhood You must leave behind Bend to the will of work And fight for your free...

What is it about power That has the ability to devour Capture the heart and minds Of humanity most refined? Disturb a person's ac...

Everyone's doing it--      or so it seems And quality comes and goes Like earthquakes on a Richter scale... But its hard to sta...

Ears and eyes often close, Words converted to silence And thoughts shut away Ignored or passed over for      better things... Simple t...

Angry words of modern men fall flat The weight of adverse thoughts plague empty minds While the joys of life slip away from that... Ti...

We change We grow And change is all we have All we ever learn or accept Sometimes-- We understand We think.

When life is filled so much with joy I cease count of hours passing by Enjoy each sight catching my eye When joy spills out naturally......

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 ...

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...

Sometimes the truth,      the very idea manifesting Deep within the cells of my mind-- Easy to push away,      write off ...

So many good things Converging Anticipation of the next thing And nothing goes wrong--      but it has to... I doubt the reality In...

A master of disguise, He lingers, hiding in plain sight, Neighbor, friend, and confidant He convinces the world to see Distorted views o...

To be aware is not to be weak-- To admit your fault and make amends, And if in the end you humbly bow It doesn't mean you've l...

Wufengci Waterfall in Taiwann. Image and more information can be found here The water never stands still Never runs back to visit    ...

Is there A light at the end of Some metaphorical tunnel I'm walking through blindly? Is it Just over the horizon Waiting to see my...

Some other day I might have stopped for a chat, Pulled up a chair, Gazed out at the world And opened myself to conversation... We migh...