Sonnet X
03 December 2011
Sonnet X
The first table, with a view of the street,
patiently waiting for inspiration
to join me at the table’s empty seat,
I create space in my isolation.
I have often wondered if writing must
be a solitary pursuit for me.
Perhaps the process needs that kind of trust,
but poetry demands community.
I’ve tried to deny I need anyone
for validation, or even support,
and perhaps I do not, but connections
should be treasured, not seen as last resorts.
So I am learning to give and receive,
in the power of words, I still believe.
Christmas Sparkle Celebration
03 December 2011
Christmas Sparkle Celebration
Sightseeing at night,
a voyeur’s social parade,
free entertainment.
Second Opinions
03 December 2011
Second Opinions
He called the psychic
hotline number on TV
and got put on hold.
Seventy bucks to find out
what he already knew!
I know what I mean
03 December 2011
I know what I mean
What I do not want,
I could have without question.
Sometimes, I’m tempted,
but I cannot be that way,
even when it is offered.
Pep Talk No 31
03 December 2011
Pep Talk No. 31
Which is easier,
criticism or praise? Choose
to be positive!
May I
03 December 2011
May I
May I
caress
your soul,
touch you
deeper
than our
needs of
the moment,
beyond
desire
to touch
your flesh
and taste
your mouth,
inhale
your scent,
and drown
in you?
May I
caress
your soul,
connect
with the
part of
you that
no one
ever
gets close
enough
to see?
May I
caress
your soul,
your hopes,
your dreams,
your thoughts,
and your
feelings,
all your
secrets,
safely
locked up,
hidden
until
now?
May I
caress
your soul,
without
distrust,
or fear,
knowing
you as
I am
also
willing
to be
known?
May I
caress
your soul
with mine,
blending,
sharing,
growing
as both
us and
as I,
helping,
learning,
loving,
living,
until
the end
of time?
Purple's Platitudes 