A decision pressed closely against the glass Reverberates a prism of thought Of connection. Of dissonance. A decision of solitude. A decision of birth or denial. A decision pressed closely against the glass Strains its ugly ear to find you. Strains into your deepest thoughts. Listening, pressing close. Making a crowd or closing in solitude.Continue reading “The Pressing Solitude of Decisions”
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Holding Tight
The letters twist to and fro. As if they knew the scribes struggle…
Layers of Life;
Layers of life fold like an onion. A worker can stop and pick from a field. Layers of life Cause joy and confusion. Lay awake, and count the stars in profusion. Orion a star A hunter, a fighter. Gatherer of glee. A summon. An answer. A Jubilee. The strong thrust of reason. The small pullContinue reading “Layers of Life;”
Winter’s Casement: Poetry
The trees whisper silence. The mockingbird has left. Death. A still throbbing Silence Mourns the rampant winter. The trees, torn from a raging wind Lay silent Cased in their icy tomb.
5:45 the Writer Wakes: El Yunque
The cheerful ringing of the chimes outside my door wakes me. Sitting up I yawn languidly and think pleasant thoughts of coffee, scones, and my hike through El Yunque National Forest. It seems ages since I drifted into this memory, floating still in my head like a balloon without a string. It was quite a trekContinue reading “5:45 the Writer Wakes: El Yunque”
