How I Would Have Loved to Grow Old With You

by | Sep 10, 2024 | Poetry

I would have loved to grow old with you.Yet here I stand, having made my way without you.Looking back, I see all those years relatively empty,filled only with what life tossed my way.I won’t say I never smiled or found joy in fleeting momentsor found success and...

Death Has No Power Over Love*

by | Aug 19, 2021 | Poetry

I never got to say “goodbye.” You did in the 1,917 word note you left where you shared  memories full of joy; full of sadness. Where you shared words of tenderness; words of love. Where you assured me it was not my fault; that there was nothing I...

Dancing With Jane in Three Acts*

by | Jun 20, 2021 | Poetry

Dancing with Jane In Three Acts ACT ONE My first words to Jane were asking her to dance. It wasn’t like I had seen her from across a crowded room and, as her eyes met mine, I knew I had to go and ask her. Actually, if the truth be known, I hadn’t seen her...

We Talk to One Another at Different Times*

by | Mar 3, 2021 | Poetry

We Talk to One Another at Different Times   We talk to one another at different times. I talk to you when I visitto stand at your place of rest.I speak aloud but softly.Loud enough for you to hearbut not enough to disturb the othersin resting places so near.My...