Let us kiss and never part
Let us kiss and never part She told the wandering soldier, be my love and stay with me in old Monterey. She brought his face into her warm bosom and she sang… Continue reading
Odysseus
Originally posted on To The Bridgers:
I check the tone of my voice to see If I’ve become a man, like Odysseus, If my gait stood strong like a Trojan horse, Deceptive, but…
“I called your name”
I called your name Beautiful lady weeps for me. I departed for unknown destination. I didn’t know. First tears will take us to weight-full memories and places amidst lonely descended wants and… Continue reading
Leave The World Better Than You Found It
Originally posted on Life Lessons From Around the Dinner Table:
Serena and I, visiting an antique store in Monterey, California Be brave enough, dear one…. To jump in the ocean, to swim in…
“Did I ever love you”
Did I ever love you? Dying, lying, needing, bleeding. Pretty Poet, she sang her words sweet and sadly to willing listeners at the Poetry reading in Monterey coffee shop. Love… Continue reading
Wildflower dreams
Wildflowers dreams (For Brigitte) Young love, first love. Can expand too quickly. Leaving two people with no place to go. Love isn’t fair, need the unities of two people living and dying… Continue reading
Standing Still as Stone
Originally posted on Barnstorming:
Broad August burns in milky skies,The world is blanched with hazy heat;The vast green pasture, even, liesToo hot and bright for eyes and feet. Amid the grassy levels rearsThe…
“Bitter branches”
Bitter branches Old men are like ancient trees. Their life will expand and multiply. They will sit on old porches and remember skeletons and blunders. The have learned profound knowledge and the… Continue reading