Category: My Work

• Over The Swords

  Over The Swords I watch her from a distance, out of sight so she doesn’t feel the weight of my concern. She has enough to worry about. She needs to be light as thistledown, precise as a machine, graceful as billowing silk and as strong as the swords at her feet. She doesn’t need to…

  December 11, 2022

  Audio Version, My Prose, My Work

• Hallelujah

  Merry Christmas I hope that this brings as much joy to you As it did to me. Piperguy48 Kate Rusby- We’ll Sing Hallelujah

  December 9, 2022

  My Work

• Magic Is Subtle *

  Magic Is Subtle This life is an elaborate hoax. In the end there is no saving grace. Robbed of one final act of defiance Save the manner and the hour Of my departure. It’s a projection, a holographic illusion Displayed on an earth-size screen. The illusion is not so obvious, Like a palmed coin Appearing…

  December 2, 2022

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• An Elaborate Hoax

  An Elaborate Hoax This life is an elaborate hoax Where in the end there is no saving grace. Robbed of one final act of defiance Save the manner and the hour Of my departure. It’s a projection, a holographic illusion Displayed on an earth-size stage. The illusion is not so obvious, Like a palmed coin…

  November 30, 2022

  My Poetry, My Work

• Aunty Mary’s Christmas *

  Aunty Mary’s Christmas As imperfect as it may be This is the way I remember it. Rising excitement bubbled through the house, From figurines on the mantle, To garlands draping the fireplace, To red and green candles on the table. All the finishing touches laid with care,, To the scented, stately tree Standing in the…

  November 27, 2022

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• If I Could *

  If I Could If I could take you back again What would I give? The years of watching you go Were like slow relentless steps On the road to present ruin. No way to anticipate the path That lead us to this point Of cold indifference. Hand-in-hand we set out On a voyage paved with…

  November 26, 2022

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• Farewell *

  This does not signify anything nor foretell any imminent event. But when the time comes, I wanted to be able to conduct some aspects of the inevitable proceedings. Therefore, I submit this for the lucky one who is asked to say a few words. My Farewell (Eulogy) To my family and friends, Do not be…

  November 24, 2022

  My Poetry, My Prose, My Work

• Reading To Children *

  Reading To Children Suspend all disbelief Cast off your cap of cynicism and cloak of doubt Clear the mist before your eyes Listen to laughter on the air Learn these lessons anew Such sights never existed before this moment Never to come this way again They slip like sand from cupped hands Up-turned faces with…

  November 24, 2022

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• When Trees Were Real *

  When Trees Were Real Once upon a time When Yuletide trees were real Dragged scented and dripping Through doorways too narrow And placed in rooms too low-ceilinged To accommodate both tallest branches And a star. Boxes of birdnest lights And broken ornaments Too much loved to cast away Spilled from closets, attics and garages. Tinsel,…

  November 23, 2022

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• Stone Upon Stone *

  Stone Upon Stone Striving, ever reaching to make that spiritual leap. From earthly clay to heavenly heights. With these simple tools of words: A task, a challenge, a goal That seems forever beyond reach. I want to paint. I want to sculpt. I want to sing. I weep in frustration. Piling stone upon stone, Note…

  November 22, 2022

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