Contest Entries

Now, in the mirror’s mist, I see,
The boy I was, the man I’ll be.
In twilight’s tender,...

In the dim-lit glass, a shadowed face,
Grime gathers, like the peat’s embrace,
A dance of...

In shadows of the night, thy visage gleams,
A haunting vision, woven in my dreams.
Thine eyes...

In twilight’s tender, trembling light,
The whispering winds weave through the night,
A...

Oh, fragrant bloom of crimson fire,
Thy beauty stirs the soul’s desire,
Yet, unrequited,...

A checkerboard of colors
the fields unfold
Emerald greens
golden yellows
and...

"Trust "
is like glass,
once broken
it will never
be the same
again.

Saint Malo, is where
I found truth ..
But where I also left
my innocence
and...

If I could be
somewhere else today ..
Then I would
chose to be anywhere
in...

Things just got a little more interesting...

Timing?

Luck?

​​​​​​Intelligence?...

So here I am..

A man bereft of a plan..

Desperately seeking
that most human...

American Revolution

July 4th, 1776

Birthday of America

...

If any one could put jokes into a poem
Well that would probably be me
Knock knock?
...

Thy birth on January 13th –
cervical contractions would not abate
the pesky master (papa),...

one helluva comparative
humdinger savvy shopper,
who can rattle off the best buy
for...

My most favorite clock
is the one that lives in my attic
it’s really old and doesn't...

Drowning in you
the waves crash high
a tempest of emotions
a stormy sky
I gasp...