“Poetry is an act of peace”
Pablo Neruda
Color By Numbers
The 1,2,3 primary red, yellow and blue So fancy and pure They come from the…
Bloodlines
Compass unseen of Should and of MustBorn of shared sorrows and ancestral dustRoots buried under…
I Hate Resolutions
Two and seven sound like a charm The number of lives a cat can throw…
Bring It On
It seems I am being challengedChallenged to hold fast on shaking groundsTo utter words of…
Spirals
Where do they begin or end?How is your going around working for you?Around, and around…
Raindrops, Philosopher Stone of Life
Drizzling pearlsOver the thirsty soilWash away the longingsBreath-feeding growthOne by oneThey penetrate defenses Feigned weaknessDissolves,…
Back to the Drawing Board
This is a game I know too wellAs tides of faces turnAnd landscapes shift their…
The Price of a Life Not Lived
I am supposed to put a priceA price to life.How can IIf I don’t knowWhat…
Unanswered Questions
If I didn’t have a name Who would I be? If my skin wasn’t this…
Blackout Poetry
Through the Looking Glass Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Streams
Glistening streams wash over the land The Veins and arteries of lif Carrying debris of…
Eucalyptus’ Ode
Auld Lang Syne rings… 2024 Opens… Pre-face (d) The Old squints bravely At the bright…
Peace
Elusive thing When raised to a banner Yielding masses to agree Malleable Diluted Tempered Alchemized…
Echo of a MEmory
An echo of a memory through cracks in reality slips The faint glimmer of a…
Detour
You are here today… Yet, who are you? Trapped in the corollary of familiarity, Unidimensional…
A World without a View
A miasma of ignorance Has befallen us Creeping stems of folly and greed Assembled the…
Cosmic Garden
Seeds of potential Lie dormant in the soil of Soul Breathing the vacuum Surrounding all…
Worm Moon Glances
Invisible wriggling doddles the scene Subtle shifts on the level of the unseen From the…
November’s Challenge
Let us play with words 10 minutes Poetry A group of fellow writers decided to…
Once and Again…
Once and again I remembered to be myself To open up Reveal the holes Building…
Fate
For a thousand years and many lives The seasons have seen your smile Pearly teeth…
Five Senses
If the senses make any sense I’d rather dwell On earthy smells Grass soaked by…
Hats
Looking the mirror what do you see? Ghostly desires Standing still Grayish light Subduing reliefs…
Walls
Erected in Clay, Wood and Stone Hay, leaves, water and bones Soft and permeable Flowing…
Purpose
Purpose Elusive and wonderful Living prints in patterned sands Moved by waves Wind and water…
The Season of New Beginnings
Photo by Rafael Cerqueira: Time passes Leaving its prints all over The me that faces…
Multiminds
Heed my words: you are not alone!A multi-mind is something to beholdOne infringing the Many?Such…
Three is Deceptive…. Seven is Noticing
Haiku 4
Summer strikes backHummingbirds circusWish I could fly
Haiku 3
Swirling leaves rise A steamy coffee cup Warms hand and heart
Loneliness’ Truth
Today I feel lonely Lonely as the seed awaiting to become Loud and messy Life…
Unexpected Explorer
Tap Tap TapIn the mindI’m going mad Tap Tap TapI might lookby going back Tap…
Goodbye
An Exercise of trust this was The bigger torch upheld at last Where strengths I…
Impertinence
Impertinent! One’s Labelled… When you choose your path Impertinent For tolerance is as thin as…
Learning to Be
Learning to be A journey, I agree! Learning to be More than just a creed…
Existential Question
Without her? I flounder Without her Fear’s louder? Without her? Little’s the power Without her?…
Up To You
You told me I Could I dismissed you You told me I AM I didn’t…
Creative Anguish
Good or Bad… Enforces a halt Good or bad… Limits my light Good or Bad……
Walking In Light
Weaving in the Invisible into life Ariadne’s thread denotes the path Cruel the mind’s suspicion…
Self-Love
It’s been a long and caressed dream For purpose to become that unfathomable beam Softly…
Music Test
Haiku 1
Night slowly moves inSwirling leaves lift the spiritHues of reds I crave
Haiku 2
Tangled thoughts despairWords need more than one HaikuThus, time flies away
Jolly Ludrcrous Dreams
A wicked view All looks anew Although untrue I’m laughing too. Some might woo you…
Five Of…
FIVE of me Sat on the ground TWO of me Just looked around “Move!” ONE…
