Let It Pass
I will not
follow the crowd.
No matter how
big or how loud.
I'll let it pass by.
Follow my heart.
Stand alone.
Let my voice
be heard.
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Showing posts with label Courage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Courage. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Let It Pass
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, November 3, 2022
Try to Connect
Try to Connect
Don't be afraid
to reach out.
You may have to
go over some obstacles.
Put in the effort.
You never know
what will happen
once you make
the connection.
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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, September 22, 2022
Today's Journey
Today's Journey
Which way?
How far?
First step
is hard.
Next one
feels right.
Keep up
the pace
to find
your place.
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, August 13, 2020
Watch Gardens Grow
Watch Gardens Grow
Watch gardens grow.
They will show how
to go ahead
though you dread storms.
Stand steady as the weather transforms.
This poem is a Burmese quintain called ya-du.
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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, September 12, 2019
Stand Up
Stand Up
The petal stands up straight.
Perhaps the wind has given it
a lift and it will fall back down
when the breeze eases.
It could be signaling to the
bees or providing shade for
the center of the flower.
Or, maybe, just maybe, it has
decided that the time has come
for it to stand up for itself.
Links
Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018
Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018
Kansas Time + Place
Poetic Asides
Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day
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, June 9, 2016
Stand Out
Stand Out
Above the bland
homogenized crowd,
your appearance
is golden.
is golden.
You rise
to full height,
sight lines clear.
Everything you
stand for is in focus.
The Wordsmith Studio writing sprints are back Fridays during June and July. Use the #wssprint hashtag on Twitter to join in between 11 a.m. and Midnight EST. Sprints start on the hour and go for 45 minutes. Write, edit, prepare queries or do whatever you choose to further your writing/artistic goals. Drop in to say hello and see who else is sprinting. Prompts will be offered and so will encouragement.
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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.
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