Skipping Stones Of Fire
Going from one kind
of hell to another
The women would change
— but his torment remained
**
Fidelity’s Orphan
The lies are easy
but truth gives me trouble
Veracity’s mistress
lingers unwed
Deceit an enchantress
that woos in our folly
Fidelity’s orphan
— unnamed and ill bred
**
Bridges
Wit
is the difference
between a quote
— and a quip
**
Robin’s Hood
To live
outside the law
if righteousness
decrees
To stand alone
against the throne
fugitive
— and free
**
Misdirection
You can’t change what is
with what isn’t
You can’t say goodbye
with hello
You can’t fix what’s wrong
with ill mention
You can’t touch the sky
— from below
**
Lessons Belie
You can never teach
the heart of a poem
only its form or structure
at best
What’s beating inside
every lesson belies
and no box or its wrapper
— will ever attest
**
Ancient Jaws
Hiding
below the surface
Water
muddy and stark
A snapping
turtle waits in silence
Lurking
— in the dark
**
One Eye Left Open
All change is internal
the outside world staid
Heaven’s dead reckon
is trapped in the senses
Caught in a mirror
of transient reflection
One eye left open
— the other relayed
**
Between The Notes
Idleness
hides the most
attractive
industry
Often
the most valued
part of
the day
Lost
in the magic
of chance
undetermined
Rich
not in money
but in wonder
— assayed
**
Safe Harbors
Encircled by memory
old feelings surround
Confronted by turmoil
they seek common ground
Each musing familiar
old thoughts from the fray
Marching together
— to carry the day
**
Never Stop Believing
Never say no
till you’re
too busy
to say yes
Never stop writing
till the
words
have regressed
Never stop asking
till the
last question’s
gone
Never stop believing
till
right
— becomes wrong
**
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