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Category Archives: Poetry

Life expressed through the written word.

The Ring

June 13, 2010 12:56AM I have decided to sell my fiancée’s engagement ring so that I may make good on the many debts I accumulated when she passed away just a day after I picked it out for her. I have not made this decision lightly for this is the ring that I promised to [...]

i carry your heart with me

I visited my best friend yesterday. It’s been sometime since I visited her last. I think I’ve only been there once since the return from my bicycle trip.  I didn’t plan on going there and I was a little hesitant when the idea popped into my head. I’ve been doing really good lately and I didn’t want [...]

I Thanked God

Couldn’t afford to pay my cell phone bill, so I thanked God for giving me the opportunity to become more present in each moment. Car broke down, so I thanked God for giving me the opportunity to help the environment by relying on car pooling. Didn’t have a place to live, so I thanked God [...]

I Love You

On a walk Today Recognized the true nature of the phrase “I Love You.” For such a small phrase it holds such profound meaning. It is an expression of gratitude, an apology, forgiveness, a promise, a prayer and a declaration. When I say I Love You I’m saying is thank you for being a part [...]

Trust instead of money

On a walk Around the block I yawned and recognized the potential for the human race. Imagined a society that learned to earn trust instead of money for shared work, For with trust there is no need for money. There is the risk of dishonored trust, which is liken to stealing money; however in this [...]

My book is published and now available

My book “It Just Happened the Other Day: A True Story” is now published and available!

A Visit with Time

A short story

Just a Dream

Here is a poem that I wrote during the summer of 2008 and is featured in my theatrical production It Just Happened the Other Day: A True Story. It is written in the repetitive villanelle form. Perhaps one of the most famous villanelles is Dylan Thomas’ Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night. This [...]

A Guardian Angel

A Guardian Angel Flew down from above, To teach me a lesson About the powers of love. She whispers to me, Takes a hold of my hand, There are so many things I wish you to understand. About the powers of love, And all it can do, To someone who needs To share it with [...]

Oh, to be a tree.

Chapter One of “Journey of Discovery,” detailing the night a tree spoke to Jonas.