When regret
refuses
to shed tears
While blame
Forgets
to step forward
And penitence
pretends
to be tough
It’s difficult
to say yesterday
When regret
refuses
to shed tears
While blame
Forgets
to step forward
And penitence
pretends
to be tough
It’s difficult
to say yesterday
My swimsuit slips
below the hips
upon turning flips
Clean the house–beyond the surface–deep where pests have borrowed.
I wonder as I watch headlights sweep the windows, counting arrivals.The night before feels quietly cold as cars unload the cold.Away in a hallway, suitcases lean like they have finished their work.It’s beginning to sound like everyone talking at once, then listening.We wish you would come in, the door held open, arms already raised.It came…
Chasing Chillsummer breezesto scuttlethe scorchingheat Seeking Shieldedsoothing shadeto escapethe sun’s gallingglare Requesting Suddennoontime showersto relieveearth’s desperatethirst
Don’t you find it a little bit odd,How we are conditionedTo thinkPoetry must dive deepInto the mysterious abyss?I mean, deep.Really deep.Over the years,I’ve learned to appreciateThe charm foundIn lightweighted words.Imagine: a sprinkling spring rain,Just enough to leave a puddle here,Another puddle there.Just enoughFor joyful playOn a random spring day.Jumping and splashingWith childlike rush.It’s freeing, really,To…
We wear our masksBut still can’t hideThe quiet lightOf smiling eyes Our masks might seemTo shadow sunny vibesBut eyes don’t lieThat doesn’t jive Don’t ask me whyI do not knowBut happy eyesJust seem to glow So keep your guiseBut remember thisYour laughing eyesReveal your bliss