Basking in my fatal flaw Jack Daniels, rocks; no fruit no straw Stocked in Perth, Rome and Sumatra Drink of choice for Frank Sinatra Drink the first, my mind starts numbing Drink the second; poems start coming Drink another, it’s my third Oops; I just mis-spelled a word Counting drinks that I have drunk Thinking […]

The way the game of life is played, depends upon your hand The skill with which each card is played’s, the measure of the man Some play on and others fold, some push their chips all in And then it’s up to skill and chance, to see which ones will win Some players tip their […]

Little things get bigger As the years go flying by Time stops now and then; that’s when Small things will catch my eye The hummingbird and bee and me All watch the garden grow Each of us have things to do As we all come and go The blood that fills my heart with life […]

In the place in your head, that connects with your heart Sometimes something is missing, that tears you apart If you knew what it was, you could try and go get it Elusive completion! You know it; admit it A thing you could have, that might set your mind free But that’s not how it […]

The half-life of a poem, alas Is only 15 minutes The thoughts and feelings fade away And all that’s held within it Every day I post another I might write too many Poems that tell you I’m still here Still spewing words a’plenty Swirling thoughts I must let out To clarify my brain Even though […]

Those of you who read me, in the mornings come to find About the things I think about, inside my troubled mind In fact you’re my encounter group, I have to let it out But still it leaves me insecure, and lingering in doubt I tell you all about my scene, in hopes I can […]

I seek a word that perhaps I can use Just to tell you the things that I feel So the world that exists just outside of my head Knows this life I’ve created is real It doesn’t matter if it is quite short I don’t care if the word’s very long I’ve had a way […]