Clothed In Prison (+4)

The Emperor jailed in wishful thinking,

 where only he could be

As I escape inside myself

—a prisoner running free

 (Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)

Heavens To Own

Some will tell,

others describe

Feelings of bliss,

hearts that decry

Phrases bring life,

to words once alone

With meanings immortal

 —heavens to own

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)

Fill In The Blank

My truth

             —the words

Your truth

—

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)

Drawers Of My Memory

Each drawer that I fill,

stores something past

The future spread out

on the bed

As each one closes,

its memories sleep safe

Dreams quilted,

and looking ahead

Layered inside,

and kept neatly stacked

In silence,

their stories unfold

Each drawer front embossed,

with a message they share

“Open Only If Naked Or Cold”

The dresser sits quiet,

its handles untouched

As new history begins

with each write

And construction resumes,

a new dresser is built

To store words that have yet

to take flight

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)

Harvest Of Light

Words are a garden

where Poets can grow

Each verse a thesaurus

of phrases to know

A greenhouse of riches

a potters delight

A bounty of wisdom

—a harvest of light

(Dreamsleep: June, 2019)