Together,
Our hearts may start a fire
That in isolation
Waits a spark
Eternal,
Our souls may join as one
As our spirits
—light the dark
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
If Not For The Poet
Where have all the
Poets gone
Where are all the
songs unsung
Where does the mystery
unravel sublime
Where does the majesty
reach the Divine
Where does tomorrow
turn into today
If not for the Poet
—we\'ve all lost our way
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
Time And Again
Poetry is more than words,
some is written, some is heard
Often long, yet sometimes short,
its power shared in bold retort
Questions cry, demanding verse,
with feelings new, still unrehearsed
Its focus like a laser aims,
at souls that search—time and again
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
Glorious Welcome
Unto a rose,
flower so sweet
Petals like velvet,
fragrance so deep
Up through the concrete,
lining many a field
Its glorious blossom
love’s welcome—revealed
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
Refusing To Kneel
I abhor weakness
in all of its forms
My words gaining strength
through many a storm
Whether sleet in my face
or rudderless keel
This pledge I do anchor
—refusing to kneel
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
The Voice
When I was starving,
poetry fed me
When I was sick,
the verse made me well
When I was homeless,
words gave me shelter
When I was lost
—the voice led me home
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
In The Look
First I write the story,
then I write the book
Related but still different
—not to be mistook
First I write the story,
then I write the book
The first is in the telling
—the second in the look
(Barnes & Noble, Kansas City: June, 2016)
Before The Void
To be forgotten
—you first have to be remembered
(Dreamsleep: June, 2019)
No Heart Denied
Love freely given,
no heart denied
A soul on fire
—the heavens cry
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)