Beauty in my arms Da Vinci couldn’t paint a better picture The artwork that I hold smiles unlike the snotty b**** Mona Lisa. In my arms lies Heaven Lucky number Seven? Our minds magically intertwine and I find you on a love boat of quotes on an ocean of emotion Here, drink this potion! I […]
Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “Train Whistle Polka”
Grief is remembering moments held together by tears. How what once brought us joy is another reminder of loss. It is the heightened awareness of a soul that was known being woven into the fabric of the mundane. Cherish them. Hold fast to each and every memory. Let songs intoxicate you with the dreams of […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “But You Didn’t Give Us a Parade”
Cheers for the Gulf heroes, But you didn’t give us a parade. Wave the flags, you gave us zeroes, But you didn’t give us a parade. Many came back not in light, but shade, But you didn’t give us a parade. The best we’ve sent, “Farewell” you bade, But you didn’t give us a parade. […]
Poetry Corner: Becky White “The Benicia Tree Lighting 2017”
‘Twas 24 nights before Christmas, and all through our house, Quite a lot was a-stirring ‘twixt me and my spouse. Our coats were removed from the closet with care, And hastily donned ‘gainst the chilly night air. With nary a thought of our snug master bed, We arrived close to Main Street via Subaru sled. […]
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “A Letter Home from Our Beloved Cat”
Dear Mom, Dad, Kipper and Preston: I am not exactly sure where I am, but I wanted to get this letter off to you without further delay. You’ll be pleased to know I feel fine and am no longer in any pain. Throughout it all, my spirit and soul have remained intact. I feel immortal. […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Your Hair”
Perfumed hair fills my mind, With memories you have left behind. The warm full fragrance of day at the start, Is missing now since we had to part. Curly locks tipping long strands, Brushed to a luster by loving hands. Hair with warmth that shines in the sun, That springs with life when there is […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Going Back”
We came back once more to the town. We had once walked there. Our steps led to the water. Misty aromas filled the air. The scenes had changed, As all scenes do. Many walk there now, Where once there were two. The chill of the wind. The hand held tight. Sounds to the ear, Softened […]
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “Faith”
It is sometimes difficult To understand. But HE does not ask us To understand. That is given us. HE asks instead Only that we believe. We cannot redo That which happened yesteryear. For I, like you, Am gone from there – beyond returning. And yet – a common thought – We (sadly) share Or, if […]
Poetry Corner: Johanna Ely “Thanksgiving”
I am thankful for what is unpredictable— the sudden gush of rain, the lightning and the thunder— the insistence from this world to pay attention. I delight in colors indigo and orange, what gels into a sunset. I’m elated for what begins again— the wide-eyed dawn, the seasons that return in cycles of joy. But […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Honorman”
San Diego. Fabled land. Where you stuck out a young, bronzed hand. To be awarded, for all to see. The paper passed, from him to me. Weeks of training, it had been fun. Most had pride. Some had none. The paper hangs framed, on the living room wall. Remembrance of a youth, who once stood […]