Poetry, storytelling and song writing are members of the same family. I have a deep appreciation for the literary arts and believe that creative writing whatever its form, render a fleeting glimpse, a snippet of insight into the author’s inner world. To live an unexamined life is our greatest travesty and consequently we cannot grow as we are intended to without putting ourselves under a compassionate lens of scrutiny. Writing can do this by giving us a strategy to crystallize those fleeting thoughts and emotions that so often elude clarity and self knowing. Journaling, writing poetry can be a catharsis in this process leading to a new awareness of whom and what we are, warts and all. The journey of self discovery ultimately opens the door to the spiritual growth and evolution we so richly deserve.
Silence Says It All
He said:I don’t know what you want from me,I give you all I can She said: I can’t explain this void I feelnot sure where it began He said: I miss the days when love was easy,when we didn’t have to “try”And [...]
The Side Streets of Wan Chai
"At any moment you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it" ~Thich Nhat Hanh The side streets of Wan Chai purveywhat ever you require;the things you need, or maybe notyour shadow’s [...]
Give it up for Happiness
Give it up for happiness; give up your need to be right.How does being right change your world other than feeding your ravenous and insatiable ego which gorges itself at the trough of righteousness? It’s not wrong to have an ego, [...]
Diesel Engines and Cheesecakes
"Never shall I forget the days I spent with you . Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours." -Ludwig Van Beethoven She made it to these shores like so many of us,running to,running from. Looking for answers,that [...]
In the Palm of My Hand
I’ve got rainbows in my pocketI hear laughter in the breeze,I feel sunshine on my shouldersI see smiles upon the seas,and the living is easyI am so into you.You are Sambucca in my coffeefrom a dark Italian roast,sourdough straight from [...]
I Still Remember…
"Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive"~HafizI still remember whenthe sound of you calling me Daddywas the sweetest melodyI had ever heard.Bringing light into darknessyour beautiful innocenceshone like a beaconin a midnight storm.You graduated from tricycleto [...]