Poetry

Wishes

I wish young people only died of old age Old people didn’t have any regrets I wish there wasn’t a war between the spirit Or the flesh That Eve ignored that snake Eden had become our fate I wish children didn’t need last wishes Diseases were a myth That people loved God and people Racism… Continue reading Wishes

Poetry

dreams

Chasing a butterfly into oblivion Easing my way down yellow brick roads Cities of Emerald on the horizon Up is down Down is up In my reflection there is a Mad Hatter Staring back at me Crazed and confused Dazed and amused Oz simultaneously an adventure and a prison Depending on the moment Cheshire Cat… Continue reading dreams

Poetry

The Meeting

God met me in the ache between heartbeats When breathing was too difficult I found him in the silence between thunder and lightening The gaps between raindrops I’d heard about him in the pews But grew to know him in the trenches The gutters of life When my peace was in pieces Tears too familiar… Continue reading The Meeting

Poetry

Mountains

I have mountains in me Titans of fascination and wonder Boulders in the slopes of a sandbox Spilling over Soft earth cannot contain these stones The rocky terrain uncomfortable But beautiful nonetheless I have mountains in me Worth climbing Worth conquering Breathe deeply at this altitude The air is thin but sweet The jagged edges… Continue reading Mountains