Sad Thoughts Linked Together

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Sad Thoughts Linked Together I hate to be trite Hate trite words and phrases To flow from my fingers And run across my pages But now and then A phrase nails me Right between the line Dividing trite and the heart Why do you hate Christmas she asked And before the...

She Cried Here*

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

SHE CRIED HERE It was not a long trip A little over an hour Through the countryside Fields and farms For me it was a nice drive Through the country But for her it was so much more For her it was going home Coming home A phrase I only understood Through what it meant...

Not Sometimes

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Not Sometimes Sometimes I’d like to run away Not from just here And there But run away From Me Run away from all The pieces and parts Of me No Part of this is a lie A word not true Sometimes Sometimes mfm 28 Dec 83 12:51 AM Home Houston...

Kathys

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Kathys Don’t fall in love with Kathys No matter how Bright their eyes may shine Those eyes will probe and find Every secret you’ve ever hidden Kathys just aren’t like those With other names They have a secret ingredient A surprise in every package...

The Moon and the Power of One

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

The Moon and the Power of One The moon has power It magnifies things If you are mellow It gives you peace If you are blue It squeezes the heart It also magnifies The feelings of being alone Just as it magnifies The feelings of being together Perhaps the moon Needs a...