Free Verse
Wondering
Wondering?
No tweets
no texts
no voice mail
nothing in the mailbox
but dust and disappointment?
No no no
not a power failure
a power reclamation
I took mine back
no longer at your beck and call
New
Moon
New
moon
A slice of sugared lemon
suspended on the edge of surf
What is that?
What
is that?
Oh yes, the question of her hair
“why did she do that?”
“what was she thinking”
there must be fire in her head
all mixed up with the snow
is that why those streaks are red?
Yes, let's blame it on that
fire in her head
and she seldom wears a hat
deciding, before she's dead
it's ok to be silly,
she will be bold
too old to be told
not a challenge to others,
to find their level of tolerance
and acceptance
after all, it's only an appearance
Poem
Charmer
you stole my heart
stole my money too
shattered my dreams
I took down my wanted sign
you know, the one that said
only gangsters, cowboys, cops
or outlaws need apply
dried my eyes and heaved a big sigh
Rescuers cost too much and Hero's are statues
with feet of clay,
or sandwiches from Subway
men of adventure not on my menu
not today
