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Poetic Cauldron

...Listen—

There’s a cauldron bubbling in the basement of my soul,  
black as midnight,  black like my melanin blacker than coal.
where syllables melt into molten gold.

into this cauldron I thro...

Effervescence

...
Boiled down to its simplest element
our vitality is our power
it's the inner source of enthusiasm
that gives our life the effervescence
that makes it all worthwhile ~...

Memorial Day And Joe D 2025

...
Today my thoughts are on Master Sergeant Joe D.
my brother who was four years younger than me.

Growing up Brother Joe was always the battler,
he took no one’s “stuff” and was never a p...

My Single Resolution for the New Year

...“There are enormous possibilities for one to improve in life, as world is a great university and we are taught through text books of life’s experiences with sagacious sages and savants as...

Happy Birthday, Sister Mine

...Everything your heart desires,
All that for you life requires,
Can be boiled down to one thing,
That in this gift resides.

Want you not the treasured things,
That others crave - like diamond r...

A Witchy Bait and Switch

...When a woman I yearned for would not return my emotion,
I consulted a witch for a magic love potion.
She said there was an elixir that would suit my request,
Time-consuming to make, but was by far...

Life Unbound

...Waiting for life to come to me,
the clock ticked down to one

With barely but a second left,
my tendency to run

With nothing left but one last tick,
all motion seemed to stop

Perspective c...

But I Still Believe

...Faith. 
I know faith. 
I’ve read faith
Lived faith 
Breathed faith. 
Bled faith. 
I know faith. 

I’ve believed in a god who never came
I’ve screamed to a god who said I only need whisper a ...

Shoes

...I was walking the streets 
Of magnificent city with elegant
Skyscraper buildings and sidewalks 
Enveloped in the veil of colorful
Blooming summer flowers all over
I was window shopping for unusu...

Recess 1

...Recess 1


Third grade
Ms. Greene
Handed me tightly wrapped Chinese candy 
And Starburst occasionally

A little girl
Fresh out of Haiti
Bullied
Teased, punched and kicked
Scared and scarr...

This Is a Pencil

...This is a pencil

This was his challenge to
a different understanding..
A proper challenge..I might add..
which can be boiled down to
a choice of perception..
We appear to live in a world
of ...

Take Back Nothing

...“Take it back!”
I shouted in protest, in earnest
to defend my honesty, personal integrity
Truth be told I don't know why
what she spoke was true
I'm a fool, I'm no good
at least that's what I b...

What Do You Miss From It All

...What is it you miss from it all
The familiar faces and places you recall
The laughter and fun always
The times that went by in a haze

Or is it just being there
That you want to have no care
F...

Back Then, Dandelion Greens Were Segregated Too

...Martin, a very senior citizen, wants to get a bucket and knife and go hunt up some greens in a field in Alabama. But in spite of his yearnings for a big bowl of greens, he knows his wife, Martha, won...

The Sun's a Liar-Children's Story Short Contest-

...The Sun Is a Liar



It’s been quite some time since I've awoke early enough to meet the sun coming over the horizon. As I gazed out the window from my bedroom window seat, the sky was cloud free...

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