.jpg)
Migration
The empty nest
is in clear view.
The children gone,
the parents, too.
Flown to a
warmer clime.
I'd like to
follow right behind.
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Migration
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
If the Sun Could Sing
.jpg)
If the Sun Could Sing
And the speck of my heart, in my shed of flesh and bone,
began to sing out, the way the sun would sing if the sun could sing,...Mary
Oliver
If the sun could sing
we would hear her
rise,
trumpeting the colors
in the sky.
Move to her rhythm
throughout the day.
Sing along, swing and
sway.
Note the instant that
she sets
and the silence that
tags along.
Await her return with
a new song.
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Weather-Beaten
.jpg)
Weather-Beaten
Dried by the sun.
Cracks converge.
Warped by wetness.
Begins to bow.
Rattled by the wind.
Won't fall down.
Beaten, but still holds up.
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Last Word
The Last Word
I play with
words everyday.
Let them tell me
what to say.
If I dare
to disobey,
I see their
temper on display.
The words wind
up in disarray.
Best to let them
have their way.
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Upside Down
.jpg)
Upside Down
Upside down,
not just turned around
but inverted.
Head down,
feet off the ground.
Topsy-turvy
Uncertain if I can ever
right myself again.
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Hats Off to the Doctor
.jpg)
Hats Off to the
Doctor
Walking through the
library stacks,
I found a cat that
wore a hat,
a fish or two of red and blue,
an elephant that
heard a Who.
The Grinch that stole
the holiday?
I still encounter him
today.
The places that you
said I'd go?
I've been to more
than you would know.
It took nearly a lifetime,
but I've become quite
fond of rhyme.
Thanks to Janice Sheridan for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Children's Books. What is your favorite children's book or series?
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Cold
.jpg)
Cold
chaps lips.
numbs fingers.
lingers after
it's left outside.
reddens skin.
burns lungs.
refuses warmth,
even from the sun.
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Floating
.jpg)
Floating
Buoyant
Still yet moving
Relaxed, no fear of sinking
Mind at ease, not thinking
Relinquish the post of captain
Let changes in direction happen
under the command of the waves.
Links
Follow me on Twitter or click the Join this Site link to follow this blog.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)