Johnny

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

            Johnny You grew tallAnd that was a surpriseMaybe just because I always think of youAs smallFor that is how you wereAnd always remainExcept for nowFor this momentOf thought and haze There is a crinkle in your eyesI think I saw...

Families

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

         Families Families are more than relatives Held together By blood and shared genes Memories entwine them Sharing more than lives Bind them With means Beyond the skill Of surgical knowledge Shared visions And dreams Hopes and fears And...

Drill Sergeant

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Drill Sergeant He could run all day Backwards As he yelled out cadence Or screamed at the shitbirds Who just couldn’t stay in step Everyone tried to stay out of contact With those glaring brown eyes No one wanted him in their face With the brim of his hat...

A Ring Tone for Traci

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

       A Ring Tone for Traci Squandering time This morning when I need to be working But the desire just isn’t there So let’s play How I got to ring tones I don’t know But I began looking to for custom Ring tones For different...

SILENT NIGHT AGAIN

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

        SILENT NIGHT AGAIN No one loved Christmas More than Mother Not even the kids when they were small For their joy, not matter how rich Only fed her own And filled her heart like nothing else That is one of my strongest memories of her...

Another Dream Part II

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry

Another Dream Part II Hello, Darling. God, I love that smile. It takes me back to a faraway place long forgotten. Come tell me a lie or two and I’ll tell you one of mine. We could rub elbows a bit maybe see where a little music takes us. The night is young. Just...