He was not tall, but he was a thin man, narrow in most respects. Even as he spoke, one had… Read more Erudition (Story)
Fifteen Hundred Pieces (Story)
It is with little joy I share this tale. Little joy, but some excitement, as it is more a confession… Read more Fifteen Hundred Pieces (Story)
Words Tell It All
What more can be said? There is a universe of more, of greater! Words are not alone, they are chased,… Read more Words Tell It All
Words in Orchestration
Hayden, Mozart, Berlioz, Monteverdi, Wagner, Mahler, and Schoenberg . . . The masters of orchestration Dreamed words allowing instruments To… Read more Words in Orchestration
Word Painting
Six generations have come and gone Since Grandma explained the difference Between what is and is not art. It has… Read more Word Painting
We Seek Joy
We seek joy But little is found It is greyness And gloom abounds It hovers over us A vulture circling… Read more We Seek Joy
Visions from a Deeper Land
How can I write words to match? To echo, to hold sway within The wonder that builds with each Stanza… Read more Visions from a Deeper Land
Velocities of Change (A Poetic Essay)
And so as art, all art, we change with the age And thus each age increases its own frame Our… Read more Velocities of Change (A Poetic Essay)
Time
Things seem long to us, Longer than time itself. It is as if there were no end Between Monday and… Read more Time
The Storm Is Coming
I can feel it circling, testing my resolve It should know up front before it strikes I am more durable… Read more The Storm Is Coming
The Feeling We Have Now
We have feelings for each other They are good feelings wonderful feelings as I listen To my favorite music, yes… Read more The Feeling We Have Now
Simply Words (a Poetic Essay)
Looking at these shelves of books I realize I have always taken For granted, that each one is Filled with… Read more Simply Words (a Poetic Essay)
Shouting at the Top of My Mind
Nothing is whole without the other To compare, to interact But interaction elicits change So now it’s not the same… Read more Shouting at the Top of My Mind
Poetic Ghost
There is a ghost that haunts me Stalking me in my library, mischievous I wouldn’t want to exorcize her, shoo… Read more Poetic Ghost
Of Such Things We Dream
I wrote a story once About a childhood of one It helped explain this imagination That has chased me all… Read more Of Such Things We Dream
Like Nabokov
The page is bare, but the words are there. I am pushed to write about other things But words intrigue… Read more Like Nabokov
Lateralization
Built two-sided like good and evil Hot and cold, friend or foe The reconstruction is not complete Like Wernicke and… Read more Lateralization
Event Horizon
There are few who come near enough Near enough for me to see The nearer they come, the slower Their… Read more Event Horizon
Carefully Looking
Today I found myself wading in shallow water Choosing books to move from shelves to other Shelves, thinking nothing there… Read more Carefully Looking
Breath of Life
Saturated in sweat, shaking Can’t catch enough air in my lungs Heart racing, beating hard The weeds can wait I… Read more Breath of Life