Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious watched them, from her window, Wondering, which one should I meet?Confused came in with overwhelmed and said, "The Panics have come to town"Then Hopeful called the carefulls, And said that Happy was a clown.Anxious came in with the news, Confident... Read More
Chicken Soup is good for a coldSleep is good for the FluWhen I get a case of the FearsWhat is a person to do?It is not bacteriaAlthough it can eat away my soulIt is not a virusYet, it can keep me from feeling wholeI know what will do the trick,What... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in bedOh, so nice and warmLike fresh from the oven bread.My day is oh so busyI wish that I could stayIn the quiet of my houseIf only I could play.Relax and play like Children doNo matter where they areNever worried about... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the most difficult questions for me to answer(timely and thoroughly) is,"Why do you enjoy writing"?So due to the challenge manifested in such a question,I pondered on creating an answer. Many reasons came to mind,but after digesting much"time for thought",I managed to... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, to things you've known and done to things you wanted to do. Growing heals sometimes the shattered dreams and hopes of a life you once knew leading you to a new knowledge... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage Come out of hiding And see the starsFind the Magic As you expose the pain Let the tears flow And find beauty in your bodyFind the Magic As you scream from the beating Run from the threats And feel the... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl and foam on my body Wash away blood, heal scarsOcean renew me with your power As unceasingly you roll Giving strength that's been drainedOcean keep me warm Wrap me in your brine Caress me with your tidesOcean disperse my tears... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great door again not the time to be more tolerant not the time to play to winnow is not the time for justice evolution mercy choices not the time to pet the puppies yipping with pathetic voicesnow is not the time... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.Words of man written - yet unread joined becomes a proclamation.Sounds of man spoken - yet unheard joined becomes a production .Lines of man drawn - yet unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.Beings of man humming... Read More
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Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered, Through eighty per... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
The Poet's Corner [Three poem/ see review of poetry under... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
Hammers. Timbers. Iron. Steel.They're laying down a mighty keel.As ant-like... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined... Read More
When I am climbing up, you are stepping down. When... Read More
1) Do?a Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
What do you do when you want to write poetry?... Read More
YOU MIGHT THINK I AM STRONGI THINK YOU GOT IT... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
Stone Beds [Pompeii's surge]Advance: after the great eruption of Pompeii's... Read More
Man UnbowedUnbowed by sin, the world of man, stands Upon... Read More
I never thought I would have to say GOODBYE to... Read More
The light of all eternity shines with me now /... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
You speak simple, completley understandable justifications I respect them, respect... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, ... Read More
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I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the... Read More
Sometimes we feel hard-pressed, Our backs against the wall;... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
Shakespeare's sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
You make me smile like I've seldom done before You... Read More
In early fall, in Minnesota, the rain falls, falls, In... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, ... Read More
Sorry would be a start.Though you cant take back your... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
Charlotte Bronte (1816 ?1855) Novelist and Poet.Charlotte was the daughter... Read More
Supernatural PoetryHere are five poems,-what I call-death and supernatural poems.... Read More
Since my wife and I are moving, or preparing to... Read More
In the quiet of the arctic night- In its deep... Read More
Mother's Day Poetry,I'm Sorry Mom!I'm sorry for the troubles ... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
Ole Bulky JeepsThrough late summer's heat These bulky shaped jeeps... Read More
Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious... Read More
Black Blood, in Jeremiah's Vines [A Dream Poem]And I heard... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
You can do and you can be whatever you want.... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
Ded?cate to Antonio Castillo. L. Of. Los Andes UniversitarioOde to:The... Read More
No one should have to beg or crawl before humanity.... Read More
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More
When I hear your voice inside my head it makes... Read More
You've been writing poetry since that first assignment in your... Read More
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