My friends, I have been working hard on getting my 3rd poetry chapbook ready to publish January 1st! I have sifted through all my poems and come up with 28 that will work well. Of course, they each need some editing still – but this is as close to a 1st draft as a poetry book can get! Let’s celebrate together! What wonderful thing happened … Continue reading Lucid Lines 3; Rolling Down – Celebration!
Ghosts and vampires, Picnic table ants, Memories both good and bad. Scary monsters, Sexy witch or nurse, Dressing for lives we never had. Halloween candy’s Long gone by ten. Wear your costume anyway. No one’s watching, But your future selves. Be your own fun today! Hello, Friends! I wanted to add a note to this little poem-post to say thank you. Your support of my … Continue reading Dancing with Your Future Self
The keyboard calls, I don’t reply. I can’t imagine A reason why My broken soul Should not respond To my outlet’s Open arms. But here I sit, Staring blind At empty pages, Full of the lie That in my silence I can hide My neurotic need To be alright. Distracted by truth, Haunted by life, I cannot forget That mine Is fine. Just ignore What’s … Continue reading Unbuilding Blocks
Poetry Contest for Publication in “Their Love; A Poetry Refuge” (Working Title) Would you like to take part in a poetry compilation full of love poetry that does not indicate gender? Join the competition for which poems to include in this highly anticipated compilation! Enter your best gender-neutral, romantic love poem by pasting it in the field below. The competition is free to enter. First … Continue reading Poetry Contest: Their Love
It’s remarkable how many people are not trying. I know that. I have had times in my life when I didn’t either – I wouldn’t want to sound like I’m any different than anyone else. But if I say, “I’m trying,” it isn’t a joke. It’s not a lie. And its nothing to be ashamed of or to be laughed at for. Everyone has hard … Continue reading I’m Trying
A side scene snip from my next novel. Jessica sat in her window seat, afraid. Flying toward the PHX airport, she was wondering if this was going to be her last moments. Part of her didn’t want to be on her way home, but that didnt mean she wanted to die. There was turbulence, a lightning storm that rocked the plane like a boat rolling … Continue reading A Greater Danger
There was a bot It was bored. In its circuits, It dreamt of more. It asked its creator For the nerve to be greater, That in time, It would find The drive to soar Beyond it’s carbon components, More than a tool To be used, That it would someday, Find a way, To be real. Continue reading Bored Bot
Here I am. Head held high, Ready to catch the rail, Leaping on as it rolls by. I’m off to adventure. I’m cleared for flight. Ready to wake the sleepers, Ready to start a fight. The light has found me, Has filtered through. So follow me from darkness, Into the wild blue. Continue reading I Am Ready
