For My Mistress*

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

For My Mistress How absurd at my age For my breath to catch in my throat Each time you enter the room. My friends have no idea Nor does she But how long can they be blind To the glow in our eyes The secret glances And caresses beneath tables Where no one sees? How...

Blue Moon

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Blue Moon Another wasted full moon What a shame They are too precious to squander Shining yellow gold Priceless coin of the romantic realm Sad enough as it is But when you add Spring And warm nights Lord, Lord With beaches just miles away Ready to entice And touch two...

Texas Squeezes

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

TEXAS SQUEEZES Leaving was hard Like it always is With all the goodbyes And wishes you didn’t have to go And the hugs Oh, my!  The hugs Those Texas squeezes To send you off Or welcome you home How I’ll miss you all Miss the words Miss the smiles And...

Memories

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

              Memories It was washed in sunshine And again by the summer rain Washed by the moonlight Time and time again Scrubbed by the hand of time And bathed by spring breezes Rinsed with soap and water Whenever it pleases But...

Some Memories*

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

              Some Memories It was washed in sunshine And again by the summer rain Washed by the moonlight Time and time again Scrubbed by the hand of time And bathed by spring breezes Rinsed with soap and water Whenever it pleases...

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...