growing up-keeping the child in me

Be Mused

I saw her Standing there Twiddling her thumbs Crossing over Between bewildered and turmoil I cast a shadow In her direction causing her to gasp Though she did not see me I knew she felt my pretense A wave of encouragement Swept over her and she began to walk away Turning back, she bent downContinue reading “Be Mused”

trying to catch the sun

I could not stop the sun from falling, into the cool water I waded with my net, ready to catch it rolling in, but it melted before reaching the shore

transistor radio

Listening to songs of old The songs of past Time holding that transistor Radio in hand Before the day of headphones Sharing that monotone vision Making where you stood The best receptacle To the land You felt freedom You felt hope I felt joy In all that you spoke With one little song The worldContinue reading “transistor radio”

pixel show

Reading shadows In the leaves Befallen images Upon my fence Laughing as I see My old dog smiling At me Then the breeze shifts The images move Their dappled pixels Swaying Is he running Away No It’s my grandmother Wearing a flouncy Chiffon petal hat Those commonly adorned By ladies In the sixties When womenContinue reading “pixel show”

what are you doing?

what are you doing now? I said with a smile turned upside down the cavern carved into my brow seemed out of place for my emotion did not match my face I was talking to the mirror beginning to ponder how did this all occur I did wonder what haven’t you done? is my life’sContinue reading “what are you doing?”

I lost the argument

I lost the argument with my newfound friend me I said I wanted to be a he and she said I was a she so we settled on becoming we we are a wee bit taken with our new found romance my fingers can’t help grasping whenever they get a chance I pull them apartContinue reading “I lost the argument”