Here's a poem that I wrote on August 14, 1995. Something On My Mind I've got something on my mind All the time I use words to express my feelings But they can't say enough This is getting to be tough I wake up in the middle of the night Thinking about it This aint… Continue reading A Poem #64
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A Poem #63
Here's a poem that was written on June 7, 1995. I think that I published it before but it resonates with me after the passing of one of my cats on Friday, June 7, 2024. Goodbye, my friend "How can I go on without you?" I ask Why has God given me this impossible task?… Continue reading A Poem #63
A Poem #62
Here's another one from 1994. This is what happens when an overachiever tries to take a rest day. Passin' Me By The world's just passin' me by I just sit and lie Knowing I should do something Before it is my time to die The sun is going down on me I wonder what I… Continue reading A Poem #62
A Poem #61
Here's the companion to my Sunset from 1994. Sunrise Sunrise, sunrise You open my eyes To a new kind of day Whether it's May Or September I know you will start a day That I will remember. Sunrise, sunrise You are so vivid And bright As you come in And end the night. Sunrise, sunrise… Continue reading A Poem #61
A Poem #60
Here's another one from 1994. I've been working my way through the giant notebook of the poems that I wrote when I first got into poetry. Sunset With your pinks, Oranges, Purples, And grays You start the end Of a very long day You are fun to watch To relax my mind And to settle… Continue reading A Poem #60
A Poem # 59
Here's a poem from 1994. I used to love walking on grass with my bare feet during the summer. I tried to capture how it made me feel. Grass Green grass in the summer You feel so nice You provide a soothing That feels like ice Under my feet In the summer's heat You grow… Continue reading A Poem # 59
A Poem # 58
It just so happens that I am posting a poem about rain on a rainy day. Rain I hear and smell and feel you coming With your angry, distant roar Now I know it is about to pour You wet the earth And give plants and animals life After the sun has cut them with… Continue reading A Poem # 58
A Poem #57, Plus My New Book
I might have posted this poem before, but I like it enough that I don't mind. Maybe new eyes will fall upon it. Look, Listen & Learn Look out into the darkness What do you see? "Nothing," you say You have to look further Don't you see anything Like the birds, Flowers, trees Or maybe… Continue reading A Poem #57, Plus My New Book
My New Poetry Book – The Origin Story
After a two year break, I published my new poetry book last month. It's not the I haven't been writing, I just haven't had the time to see a book to completion. Anyone who writes knows what I mean. My new book is a poetry anthology featuring all my previously published poems, in addition to… Continue reading My New Poetry Book – The Origin Story