First Things First
Keep your words close
— but your feelings closer
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
From Afar ...
Absence severs
as well as death
With haunted longing
— and deep regret
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
Beyond Sound
A canon fire’s
a man is deafened
Trapped in memory
— the music plays
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
Until Light
Everywhere
there’s shadows
the trick
is to outrun them
They’re sure to place
their dark embrace
till light receives
— its summons
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
Cowboy Up
Atop the bull
eight-seconds loom
The crowd and lights
go silent
The chute is opened
his eyes enraged
all life
— within this moment
(PBR Finals: Las Vegas: October, 2025)
The Sweetest Light
Make no contract
with time
It heeds
no ethic
Born in chains
to die
its shackled lock
defies
The truth alone
wears well
when stating its
dependence
Life looking
poorest
when it teases from
the richest state
The blamer finds
the greatest fault
with paradise
approaching
Life near the bone
the sweetest light
that hides
— within the dark
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
The Reset
To learn
is not to know
To listen
not to hear
To look
is not to see
To touch
is not to feel
To wish
is not to hope
To hunger
not to yearn
To speak
is not to say
To like
— is not to love
(The First Book Of Prayers: January, 2026)
My Legacy
The child
of my
captivity
The heir
to my
dissent
A legacy
of stone
and bars
That will’s
my life’s
— portent
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
One Day Soon
Each day without
disaster
a blessing on
the shelf
The fated winds
now still and calm
with gentle breezes
felt
But one day soon
it reckons
to prey upon
your soul
As fortune turns
against the tide
to tally
— nature’s toll
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
The Glory
The shadow of truth
is vast
The glimmer of hope
sublime
The future of life
is death
The glory of fate
— divine
(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)