Category Archives: Poetry

The Lament of the Forgotten Son

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

                    You stand out on the crossroads looking for the prodigal Waiting for the return of the one who cashed in his heritage Who took what we worked so long to … Continue reading →

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Christina’s World

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

She reclines among the grass of the field as the breeze gently blows across the plain The only sounds are the sounds of the buzzing bees which dance across the grass Searching for the scattered wildflowers which splash color upon … Continue reading →

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The Ruins

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

The bone-chilling spring rain fell upon the wind worn stones of the ruin Melting away the ice and the snow which blanketed the dead tower The water which slowly seeped into the stone leaking out through the cracks Another year’s … Continue reading →

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Watching the Skies

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

The moon was slowly consumed by the shadow of earth But life continued its unending cycle of misery and mirth For if math and science have stolen from us that which was magic And the heavens movements we no longer … Continue reading →

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Belonging

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

Growing up I wanted to be a part of the cool kids To sit at the right tables with all the beautiful people The pretty girls and the athletic guys who others wanted to be With the witty conversationalists and … Continue reading →

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Holding On

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Please continue to hold, your call is important to us…. Comes scratchily through the speaker of a phone two tables away As their displeasure at continuing to wait is shared with us all Patrons who have come only to eat … Continue reading →

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Prophesy to the Wind

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

O mortal can these bones live? This people who continues to dwell in the valley of death This people who refuses to learn from the past, these ears that did not hear These hands which did not help and the … Continue reading →

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