You are someone
Who makes an indentation
Even in a heart
Of stone
Your warm smile
Melts away the chill
Of a cold heart
The sound of
Your voice
Makes your
Heart beat
The love you
Have
The love you
Share
Makes the world
A better place

One more for the road
Thoughts are traveling  through my head
Stop it's time for bed

Thank you for your help
Helping me face a sad day
You said it with words

On the horizon
Tranquility comes my way
Open up my heart

Kittens and puppies
Chasing each other around
We should join the dance
Life gets too busy
And we forget how to play
Let's join in for now

Hanging on with
A fisherman's thread
Barely enough to
Keep me hanging on
Perhaps I won't.
Let go
As I sink deeper and
Deeper
If I cling tight enough
I can pull through
And carry on

Dad had the pen
Mom had the spoon
Dad had the paper
Mom had the recipe
Dad penned
Mom cooked
Both used their gifts
At one time or another
Mixing of words
Mixing of foods
Dad dished up words
Mom.dished up food
And when all
Was complete
A feast of words
A feast of food
Was served
And digested

nineteen years ago
As the twin towers
Burnt to the ground
Lives lost all around
But the Spirit of man
Prevailed
Those who risked
Their own lives
So others may live
Gasping for breath
In heated flame
Others helping each other
To hold on and escape
Prayers food shelter
Lined  the street
And now Ground Zero
Sacred Ground HolyGround
Let's take a moment today
Giving thanks to those
Who died
Let's resolve in our
Own place in Life
To be a hero in
Our everyday walk

Feeling like
An onion
Sometimes
Where each layer
Is peeled
Slice by
Painful slice
The deeper one goes
The more it
Makes one cry
Tears held back
From long ago
Perhaps yesterday's
Tears
Maybe even waiting
For tomorrow

You circled around
The graveside
Sniffing the ground
Of your owner
.Upon hearing
No answer
You lay down
Let out a howl
And died

Hurling words at me
Words you could have kept
Let me get a broom
To clean up
All the mess
You thought you
Could hurt me
With each word
You wrote
You only hurt yourself
Cuz now your
Left behind
to pick up
After

Farewell to thee
My life
My poetry is
All I have
Bury me with
My thoughts
And
And sing to me
My poetry
Scatter my words
All around
Amidst the ashes

He taught you to fish
Laugh out loud
Learn lines for
The play
Have fun
Enjoy Life
How to tell
The bigger tale
Give him
His shot
How to just be
And you
You.gave him
One of
Your kidney's

Don't give me your
Artistic mood
Your starry night
Your sunflowers
Don't give me your
Artistic song
Your lady sings the blues
Your song sung blue
Don't  give me your
Death Valley Days
Your Lone Ranger
Rather give me
Your heart
Of gold
And golden smile
Your laughter
And tears
Your kingdom
For a horse

My writer's block
Chiseled in my
Heart
Waiting for the
Write words to say
To place upon paper
My heart is full
Of aches and pains
Pleasures and sorrows
Happiness and sadness
My brain.yearns
For words
To write and say
My hand awaits
My pen.waiting
With caution
Be still my heart
Be still

Sometimes my ghosts
Come to haunt me
So I sprinkle
Out words
To form a poem
And suddenly they disappear

Minding my p's and
Qrst's
Knowing you
Are near
I walk on eggshells
Not knowing if
You will explode
At me
Or hold me
Close
Be ready to stay
Or ready to
Run
It doesn't get
Any easier
So why do
I stay

Words can be crushing
Enough to burn your being
Ashes on the ground

Woke up tired
From worrying
Heartbreaks of others
Wears youdown
Continued tired
From worrying
Malice words
Across the screen
Staying tired
Of sickness
All around
Can't change everything
So I guess I'll
Go to sleep
Or wake up
And help out

Such a peaceful time
Early morn is
To awaken
While the world
Is still sleeping
In
Catching the first
Sounds of silence
Perhaps the faint
Sounds of
Morning chimes
Or soft whispers
From stirring leafs
And the golden ball
Of fire
Felt from the sun
The stillness
Ah the stillness
Time for thinking
Gentle thoughts
Before the noise
Of day
Joins in

Like a squirrel
Scurrying around
Gathering treasures
For winter
When content
Ready to bury
Until needed
Storing up words
For right moment
When the season
Is right
So will be
The poem

The purple sky
Lit up
As a bolt of
Lightning
Tap danced across
The threatening sky
Buckets of rain
Poured from
The ominous sky
Making puddles
Of water
To form
On the ground

Oh to hear you laugh
Puts a smile in my heart
Help me keep it there

Oh for the giggles
Of little boys and girls
Making nonsensical jokes
As they try
To up the other
Oh for the giggles
Of teen boys and girls
Gossiping about
What's new
Oh for the giggles
Of husband and wife
Sharing a moment
Or two
Oh for the giggles
Of men and women
Laughing at
Their own mistakes
Oh for the giggles
That turns sadness
Into joy

Dancing waves putting
On quite a performance
To the rhythm of
The wind
Echoing a song
As each wave
Splashes by
Birds soar overhead
Joining in
There is no ending
As the waves
Get a little high
And take a bow

The widow sits
In his overstuffed chair
Knowing of his
No return
Hoping for one last
Smell of the
Day's  sweat
Mixed with shaving
Lotion
Accepting the faintest
Hint of work gone by
But tears wash away
All memories
Laying back with
Aching legs
Remembering days
Gone by
Eyes burning from
Salty tears
Ready to nod off
The dog reminds you
It's time to walk

Turnin round to celebrate
The breeze circlin through
My walking shirt
All.around spinnin
Flirting with the breeze
Though in public
really don't  care
They're moving in cars
I'm left on ground
They will pass me by
Without a thought
And if so its okay
I'm praisin God
For this moment in time
You can think
I'm just crazy
But I'm crazy in love
With Life
And I'm just
Letting God know

Sleep away sleep away
Will have plenty
Of time.for that
Go away go away
No time for that
What is there

You were suppose to
Shine in the dark
So I hurried to
The door to turn
Off the light
And in the darkness
I fell
Reminds me that
I was suppose to
Trust you with
Open arms
I came and
I fell

So many words
Just floating through
My head
Can't make any
Sense of them
Not now
Any way
Perhaps i should
Let them be
Until they are
Ready to share

Vincent my Vincent
Where did you
Gogh
Are you hiding
Among the Sunflowers
This Starry Night
How sad to love
So deeply
Till your ear
Couldn't hear the
Sounds of pain
What brilliant flashes
Of color you
Painted on canvas
Desperately crying out
How lonely a life
So much a struggle
Wrestling with
Your art
While down the
Narrow road
A poet  painstakingly
Pieces their
Words of hope
Together

Just thinking of when
Life seemed so much easier
Are those moments gone

Jumping from my sleep
Is that really you again
The one I don't know

Oh the warmth
Of the morning
Sun
Upon my back
In the early
****** of a
December lullaby

Another virtual television
Sunday Mass
No priest choir more importantly
No  Holy Communion
Under the Species.of
Bread and Wine
Where is the offertory
The priest.offers Bread and Wine
Singing.and Prayers
I miss the quiet moments
Where God and I converse
This reminds me
Of childhood Mass
Where.ourAltar
A cardboard box was covered
With a sheet or towel
Grape juice and a piece
Of toast made circular
By my mom
One.brother was the priest
While two were servers
My sisters and I were
The congregation
Though both give offerings to God
There's  nothing like going
To the real celebration
Of Mass where we celebrate
Our Lord

How soft was your voice
Never angry or too loud
Voice of an angel

My coworker left
An extra napkin
On the table
For me
Perhaps that is
The best thing
She could have
Done
As I picked
Up my pen
And began
Writing

Oops forgot a title
Again
Have a lot of
Untitleds
Ill.have to name
Before I make
My claim

The rain Falling on
Top of my head
With each cold
Splatter
Reminding me
Of days gone by
Washed away
With tears
Regrets
And happiness
The need for
Sheltering
And staying
Warm and dry
From puddles
Surrounding me
Though raindrops may
Fall gently
Tip tapping on the window
With a melodious sound
It can also be frightening
As you await the bus
And puddles
As big as a lake
Splash you like a monsoon
Rain like friends
Can come down
And pounce on
Your feelings
Or can calm
You with gentle
Song
Do I want
Rain Rain go away
Or Rain Rain  stay

Coming from all
Walks of life
Sandy toes leaving
Footprints behind
Muďdy toes from
Leftover rain
Wet toes leftover
From morning dew
On the sidewalk toes
Keeping a straight path
Tender loving baby toes
Kiss them one two three

I felt the pulse
Of the early
Morning sun
As she peeked
Behind the clouds
And gracefully danced
Her calmness beat
Into my soul
As I  walked
Toward the noise
Ahead

Iced upon the window
Intricate designs
In diamonds and
Unconnected lines
Frozen in time
Until the warm
Sun appears
And melts the
Magic away
Like fairy dust

You were my past
And into my present
And gone in
My future

Your words
Pierced my heart
Now I bleed
Words of red

I really need
To put
My pencil
   D
   O
   W
   N
And go to sleep
So goodnight my someone
Goodnight

Saw a Jay today
Showing off
Flitting from.tree
To tree
A woodpecker near by
Making decisions
For a wholesome tree
Robin's singing
Crows joining
In chorus
A wondrous show
For so early
In the morning
I think I'll stay
Awhile longer

Nightmare oh nightmare
Why. Are you toying with me
Nowhere else to go

Feel the cold
Tickling my spine
Winter chill
See the curling
Circles from
My breath
Winter chill
Taste the cold
Like a melted
Ice cube in my mouth
Winter chill
Smell.that unexplainable
Smell in air
Winter chill
Touch the frost
On.window panes
Winter chill
Feel see taste smell touch
Winter chill
Winter is a
Whisper away

Let me be the first
And also the very last
Just to give You praise

Fallen leaves
Fallen soldiers
For honor
Or glory
Serving their purpose
Never to be forgotten