Dad Rispetto Poems

Holding back tears, mom tells me we need to talk,
and I hear the anxiety in her voice.
I catch her nervously glancing at the clock,
as she...

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He's a scared, shivering, sad and lonely soul,
today's version of a disposable man.
Panhandling on cold city streets takes its toll,   
and he's devolved...

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At age ten, I found a trunk in the attic
full of leather-bound books and tied up comics.
Luckily they weren't dusty; I'm asthmatic,
dad scored them cheap...

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Our Beloved Teacher
( Sonnetina Rispetto) 


Torch of knowledge from you we take
You hold our hands for our dreams sake
Values and love we emulate
Like dad and...

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Sweetheart, a cerebral woman I respect
Enchanted by her month when all life awakes
Smiles from childhood lovingly resurrect
Morning dew, tulip scent, warm days, birthday cake

Italian squeaked...

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The summer sun shined in the sky like a jewel.
Dad and daughter happily played in the waves.
Beach sand was hot but the saltwater felt cool.
This...

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My name is Paul, a boy of sixteen years
when the Titanic became my icy grave.
To the ocean floor, I drowned with dreams and fears,
like my...

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( The poem is in a new literary form called Sonnetina Rispetto, originally a Tuscan folk 
song of the 14th Century. This is new version...

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