Auburn Skin

Auburn Skin The hidden woods lay dark and green and lost Where she resides and hides, for she is sought By many men who would at any cost Discover all the secrets that she’s got. She’s never seen but by lost passersby And then in proofless moments of the mind, Yet still they claim they […]

Once There Was a Demon

Once there was a demon he ran towards me all the time once there was a demon he made all my evils mine once there was demon who drug me through the mud once there was a demon who corrupted all my love once there was a demon he stole my courage to hell once […]

Wrong Choice

She made the wrong choice again, He was better, the other was not; But she’s with the other And he is without Slapped again she still returns But this time dripping In her foolish guilt While he sits sipping. Mocked and tormented She still accepts the ring For his the man for sure Her change […]

Mashed Potato Metaphor

If ever the woman in your heart Compares you to a dinner dish Make sure you’re everything on the plate, Else your relationship is less than you wish At minimum the main dish Should be to what you are compared ; Like the meat–be it beef, chicken, or fish; Else your relationship is less than […]

Wizard’s Light

The city’s sun is hidden by the looming dark Foreboding clouds and thunder’s noise; they hark Unto its unnatural sound, which emanates Around the city brick and inside the gates. The children hide in the secret places Soothed by their mothers’ feigned calm faces The men, armed with axes, swords, and bows, Prepare to defend […]

True Magic

Fire injured by its own burning, Spawned by the magic of the hands; Heart seared by pumping hot blood Through veins that extend in want. Thoughts destroy the mental power, Thoughts inspired by magical touch; Magic’s soft hot pressure sparks, Sparks leave the skin scraped raw. A power Rasputin’s evil prevented. A power to great […]

Ode to Pinball

Bouncing, bouncing, here and there Rolling, rolling, everywhere Rubber stoppers, paddles slap Rising rails whirling round Silent slither ending in sound Dropping, popping, bopping, banging Chiming, chinging, clapping, clanging Slapping hands, buttons bop Hope the steel with never stop Spinning, spinning, round and round bouncing balls up and down A rolling stop. –Click, smack The […]

The Gates Unopened

The dam is blocked, no water can escape And pressure builds as each and every drop Is captured, held, and locked within the stone, Another ounce, increasing water’s weight. Nothing flows from artificial walls; The gates unopened, waiting for the key To unlock the power waiting for release, To flood with peace and dampen bittered […]

Quiet Smile

No words escape or break united lips; She hides her humor, guarding it away. A spirit closed, she hides all but the tips Of mind and heart, escaping from the day. She walks past many friends who know her not. Their darkened lives obscure when she does fail To ask and care and learn what […]

And I Alone

He touched her arm and led her out the door And by the hand he led her to his car. They drove away, a night of love in store, And I alone stood watching from afar. She curled in his arms and he did warm Her shoulders, hands, and most of all her heart. Around […]