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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Note: written 4-15-05, while driving through the Andes of Peru,... Read More
Have you ever experienced infatuation with someone you know is... Read More
House of the Goblin [Part Two of Three]Here is where,... Read More
You make me smile like I've seldom done before You... Read More
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Part OneI tell you a legend of long ago Of... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
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No one should have to beg or crawl before humanity.... Read More
Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick... Read More
Atahualpa's Game [Peruvian]Sometimes, it's not wise To share your wisdom... Read More
1)dying in the bar [sluggishly]yet, I would crawl too upto... Read More
Is poetry too complicated for the average reader? Is it... Read More
Thank youDedicated to soldiers and their loved onesFor those who... Read More
On through the darkness she searches the bones Seeking the... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
You've been writing poetry since that first assignment in your... Read More
I never thought I would have to say GOODBYE to... Read More
My eyes opened. I am still alive; Living on... Read More
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Tale of the Brick Maker, Of San Jer?nimo, Peru... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
Twilight, was now beginning. As forthe sun, it was down-down... Read More
Blind DesignsBorn today, gone tomorrow Like a butterfly with no... Read More
Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in... Read More
So Many Einstein'sThe morning mist, insists there is a God.... Read More
1) Do?a Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
Fair Andes! Thy arms reach highOf iron-woven solid stone Thu... Read More
English VersionAnd the Death God said: "Let it rise to... Read More
My life has changedin so so many waysIt seems to... Read More
When I am climbing up, you are stepping down. When... Read More
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Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties... Read More
AFRICA (to africans in diaspora)africa here i come, africa africa... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
House of the Goblin [Part Two of Three]Here is where,... Read More
Daybreak at Pikes Creek [Summer of 2005]Daybreak by Lake Superior... Read More
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To many non-specialists of literature, poetry is deeply unsatisfying. There... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
What's a prisoner to do when justice fails and... Read More
All is still; all quiet; The world seems to... Read More
Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered, Through eighty per... Read More
1.Night in Jamaica [Peruvianism: 1810]It was a rainy night... Read More
A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More
There once lived an old man and his goodwife On... Read More
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