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.
Don’t You Ever Give Up
Do you feel like life has let you down,when your lover shows you the gate?Do short straws come with your name engraved,do you think that’s just your fate?Were you at the airport when your ship came in,do you fear you [...]
What was That??
What was that?Was that an introduction?An interest pure and earnest,an honest glance,inquisitive,organic meeting of two minds,“agenda-less” desire to meet,a bond under construction?Or..Was that an introduction?To hormone driven blind desire,a quenchless thirstwith hunger pangs,cut to the chase in hot pursuit;details be [...]
You Will Still Have Failed
"The heart is like a garden, it can grow compassion or fear,resentment or love,what seeds will you plant there?~BuddhaI don’t understand;what exactly is it, that terroristswould have us believethey are gainingthrough their actionsbesides vile notorietyand universal contempt.I just can’t imaginewhat it must be liketo [...]
Yes This Is Life
"I realize there's something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they're experts at letting things go" ~Jeffrey McDaniel It’s springtime in River Citythe thaw tipping point has arrivedice floes the size of tennis courtswith galaxies of little moonsmeander,collide,but in [...]
A Question of Balance
“You see, we cannot draw lines and compartments and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping-stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.' He paused, considering [...]
I Salute These Moments
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in"~Morrie Schwartz Bittersweet experience it was saying goodnight on the phone.I sense the longing.I ride these convoluted roller coaster emotions;is that a [...]