Best Quaked Poems

His day had come, and so He went and prayed.
The woes of all mankind upon him weighed.
His brethren slept; He knew what would befall.
His enemies...

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A few moments past twilight,
half a moment before blackfall,
I was sure there’d be time enough
and light enough 
to return to the bodies I’d left behind.
My...

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Winds
raged as 
fires glowed in
small frowzy shacks
that strange Georgia eve an angel was born.

The sky proclaimed that lives would re-arrange;
with Joy’s first cry,
the tempest
changed to
calm.

Warm...

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Pele shared her rage; passionate she boiled
For her love feisty, my Ke aloha 
Sweet ocean, caress... pilialoha
Massaging her beach, my waves gently toiled.

 Are you...

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It stood a while, alone, the perfect phrase
Entire and beautiful upon the stage
As lovely as two words could ever be
‘Till came the muse, the ancient...

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His day had come, and so He went and prayed.
The woes of all mankind upon him weighed.
His brethren slept; He knew what would befall.
His enemies...

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By 3 a.m. he often would awake
I’d feel the bed shake. . . 
shake. . . shake. . . 
He’d say my name and ask:
Are...

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Will I Recognize… The Face Of Love?
Or the Wonderful, Bedazzled Appearance of:
A Moon-kist Meadow, Hushed and Dark
A Solitary Silhouette, this Beauty Mark,
Windswept Grasses, like a...

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midnight's

descend clothed me

in darkness,

stilling

the process of

you giving up on us

but

it was useless

when

dawn's ascend

stripped me naked with

a

vengeance

that ache-quaked

my being

 

it's

no longer there

your...

sugary, salty taste

that clung to my...

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(My Tribute poem, honoring Alfred Noyes....)

Defiance, The Old Gods Fall, And Dark Mortal Reign Begins

Fiery earth, multitude of chasms deep
The gods rose from their long...

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From my new blog-8/13/2020
My Tribute Poem, honoring Alfred Noyes....


Defiance, The Gods Fall, And Mortal Reign Begins

Fiery earth, multitude of chasms deep
The gods rose from their...

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The Garden of Gethsemane

While Jesus was on earth, all creation felt His presence
and for a short interval of time, it breathed a sigh of relief,...

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*Walking among the tombstones
*Conversing with the dead
*Alone, crying at a grave
*A woman on her knees, bowed was her head

*Her hair was dark
*Her eyes were too
*I...

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Rush of nerves, quivers come night, 
blush of love parts evening clouds. 
Green eyes aglow tempt in candlelight. 
As stars dangle low in spangled shroud,...

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( THANKSGIVING WITHOUT TURKEY )

I sat at the table, eager to eat
To have my fill, right at my seat
My father carved the Turkey
A wonderful sight
My...

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