A Song of Spring
A as time brings a new season,
shed the attachments
that no longer serve your growth,
and emerge
more beautiful,
ready to float through life’s currents… … More A Song of Spring
A as time brings a new season,
shed the attachments
that no longer serve your growth,
and emerge
more beautiful,
ready to float through life’s currents… … More A Song of Spring
Where have all the children gone? … More Adventures in a Ghost Town
These are the times
for long walks and cool drinks,
sweltering heat and makeshift fans –
adept at both cooling
and swatting away
the buzz of unwelcome visitors
with no regard for personal space. … More Summer Daze (part 2)
Though many regard you with disdain, from such insults I shall refrain, choosing instead to focus on the many gifts you’ve brought… … More A love letter to 2020
A flood of memories from a life left far behind… … More Let it Flow: Memories of a Past Life
Sights and sounds from a much-needed weekend getaway. … More The getaway
*Updated with link to a Google form, as I received a report that the email link wasn’t working* Almost a year ago, I released the electronic edition of Let it Flow – a ‘best-of’ anthology collecting what I considered my most meaningful poetry and reflections from the previous fourteen years of writing. This November, I’m giving it away for free – if you’d care to answer a few questions. … More One year book anniversary (and a freebie for you) – updated
It’s a gift wrapped in a tragedy. Because you are an older Dad – past the half- century mark when the oldest was born – and that clock is ticking ticking ticking. Your time with them is limited. Each minute becomes an hour and each hour a day. You look at them sometimes, full of youth, playing and laughing, and you try to freeze it there – right there. Make the moment hang in the air, suspended. Devote it to memory. Lock it in place. … More The Memory of Here and Now
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if one crucial experience in your history had gone another way? Or if you’d made a different decision at a certain point? We often see this kind of ‘What if?’ scenario in movies or on TV, but do we reflect on the possibilities in our own lives? … More An Alternate Reality
Once upon a time,
there was a boy who lived all alone.
Up on the 3rd floor,
where the space and time was his own.
But despite his freedom,
the boy lived in a prison:
a set of routines, habits, and permanent preferences
– things he held himself to –
walls of the invisible cage
that had sprung up around him over the years. … More Let it Flow: The Life to Come