According to Mr. Markson

My struggle with mental illness
I have anxiety attacks
2 years away from the hospital
That's a fact, Jack

I hope I die in sleep
Kiss my sons goodbye
Extrasolar water
Exoplanet sky

              Aye! Aye! Aye!

not very well socially
kinda geeky shy
not very well socially
ain't her kinda guy

I like the misty rain
Like the mountain mist
Still remember the beach at night
The waves and our first kiss

                        bliss

...........no self..........
          shunyata
          Quinning

More in humans to admire than to despise
                            Plague
                            Rebel!

Nothing happens after we die
Nothing happens forever
Sacramento Mark
Sacramento Heather

56 and falling
Am I late along?
Slowly. Dailiness.
Sing a Springsteen song.

             Tally **!

Unexpected, she said
Which I imagine is true
Memories. Memories.
My letter to you

In the kitchen Flaming June
Rothko green and blue
I became a teacher
By studying at GMU

                   Adieux.

Michael Clayton, horses and breath
      Arthur Edens reversaleth
   I am Shiva the God of Death!

..........not much.........
          dailiness
               sigh

I'd like to write a poem
That reaches aliens
Sails the cosmic sea
Sits in stillness Zen

A poem in the night
A poem breaking free
A poem for Susan Meek
A poem xie xie ni

                      Si.

Just an amateur poet
An amateur - one who loves
Music in the night
I walk the little way

Gatsby's green light
Coastal California
Rome on my honeymoon
My sons: callooh! callay!

                Yea, verily. Yea.

Madness, Judi, Madness
But I had to tell
All the King's Men
Call me Ishmael

La Florida the Land of Flowers
Sing me way down south
The beach after hours
Somethin' brave from your mouth

                            Ole!

Won ton soup for dinner
Plus a little milk tea
Red Pine's Road to Heaven
Hermits quietly

California dreamin'
San Francisco Zen
Best wishes to you, Mark
3710

                    And then ...

California dreamin'
Just got off of work
Tired. Exoplanets!
Dawn goes down to day

Call my son
His wonderful voice
Time to work
Time to play

               xie xie

Saw my sons today
    Gracias xie xie
             Hope!

Camus at JMU
  The Absurd
           19

Bipolar. Shamanism. Patience.

One life only
Disappear forever
Sacramento Mark
Sacramento Heather

Corpse to the Fire
Ashes to the sea
Seattle at night
Seattle, xie xie ni

       Protect my 3!

My son is working today
I'm proud, very proud
Keep him moving forward
Step by step by song

My other son plays Magic
Soon turns 19
Please Virginia Tech
Welcoming not mean

                Not mean.

Take my son to work
    Slowly forward
           Patience

Anxiety dream
I can't find my movie
             Help!

No one important
  Lamplight rain
   In my solitude

Just the little poems
Lonely little life
Tired. Exoplanets!
Dawn goes down to day

European history
Ferry boats in Seattle
Time to eat and drink
A little time to play

              hey hey!

Softly lamplight rain
Trees sway at night
I drift toward death
I wish I may, I might

              Fright.

European history
The pull of Ancient Greece
Prince and the Revolution
Sting and the Police

My family was in Budapest
I stayed home to sleep
56 and falling
Promises to keep

                     Ole!

Unfulfilled wishes
Lamplight rain
Ferry boat blue
Bullet train

Growing older
Inner pain
Poetry:
Good insane.

Seattle ferry boat
blue green blue
    me and you

How strange people are!
            Astronauts
                 Poets

My son is cooking today
Chinese food for me
He's safely back from Europe
Safely - xie xie ni

My son plays Magic the Gathering
Something fun to do
I miss Seattle
Ferry boat blue

                       It's true.

California sun
Tahoe winter snow
Richard Rodriguez's Brown
Hidey hidey hidey **!

Up late tonight
Why I don't know
In my solitude
Solamente yo

My long attraction to religion
Timor mortis conturbat me
                  Silencio

The isolation
     Falling ...
     Susan!

I have anxiety dreams
Wake up running scared
Tired. Exoplanets!
Gatsby's green light

Shamans in the mountains
Wonder how they fared?
Korean food for dinner
Courage in the night

                 Well, alright!

Not a saint
Ordinary
Exoplanets!
Cosmic Sea

Dailiness
Mother Mary
Fatherhood
Xie xie ni

        Si.

Lonely as the rain
           Falling ...

Fatherhood. Dailiness. Hope.

No one important
Nothing grandiose
My life is mostly boring
Take care of my sons

Kyoto
Vienna
Angkor Wat
Taipei 101

           Un pequito fun

Hablo Espanyol
Pero solamente un pequito
I miss my mother still
Buried in Toledo

Ordinary living
Eating, drinking, sleep
Take care of my sons
Promises to keep

                   Ole!

Sound and Fury
       Sleep
      Silence

1 horrible marriage
3 beautiful sons
In my solitude
Un pequito fun

    Day is Done

No one important
Day by lonely day
Nevertheless xie xie

Not too good at friendship
At friendship not too good
Rome on my honeymoon
And in my neighborhood

Got my son a polo
He can wear it to work
Protect him from the arrogant
Protect him from the jerks

                       Ole!

Maybe.
Mostly.