Set Off Poems

Grandpa the Master Magician

...Grandpa the Master Magician

Grandpa was old and creaked
like a well-worn floorboard
but he always carried a smile with him
which generally won the day or the situation.
He had just spent time ...

The Last Survivor

...Harold John Bray, Jr., Seaman 2C- The last surviving member of the iconic Navy vessel the USS Indianapolis. The Indy was a capitol ship that just returned statewide for major repairs and refitting, f...

A DAY AT THE BEACH

...A DAY AT THE BEACH
Just something silly....

There once was a squirrel named Sue,
who dreamed of the ocean so blue.
     With a towel and a delicious snack,
     she set...

We know not when what the times sing

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Not knowing what the times sing, we,
Forest flames well before spring, we,
Our joy of life nowhere in sight,
At festive times fidgeting we.
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Life’s ...

Joy of life create will I

...‘Lone, my life decorate will I
And joy of life create will I. 

A fast flowing flash-flood am I,
My way forward ferret will I. 

As my wishes are all my own,
Hold on my head their weight will ...

Reversed Signs

...Isn't it ironic?

You sat on my right side when we first met
And you exited my life making a left turn down my street
It was my right hand that comforted you in the beginning 
And it was my left...

Advisory for Adversary

...The sun unfolds, precisely peeking through
the light of stars, dominating ink-spilled nights. 
Its rays graze softly on blooming wounds 
as sirens set off warnings of incoming dunes.

O vulnerab...

Conversations

...Conversations with my father,
Bittersweet, and maybe sad
Conversations with my father
Talks that we never had.
Companionably silent 
As we set off walking 
Neither of us known
For doing too mu...

The Alpenglow

...And when i climbed the mound of grass
The sun set at a stop
Birds came swirling round
Outcrops in the light
Waves crashed under, instability;
Glass houses and rocks.

I think i got there.
I t...

X,UNDERGROUND,

...(Snaps fingers rhythmically, leans into the mic)
 Ninety. X. Underground/ The hiss of the tape, a constant companion/
 Atmospheric pressure, a concrete room, sweat slicked on foreheads, illuminated...

LCW

...Sometimes she would laugh.
Sometimes she would cry.

    her worries
she would never
                 complicate
                           into my life.
but 
       when worries complicated ...

The Door Of Uncertainty

...I start my pilgrimage from unknown spheres.
My paths are filled with penetrating spears.
Clouds of helplessness and hopelessness float
Seas are wave-filled, and I have no lifeboat.

Faith points...

THE CHEVALIER OF BURGOS

...At the foot of Burgos’ Castle
Looking toward its beautiful Cathedral
I learned what it means:
 "To tide down by the pylon"
Or "to go down to the Moor Muza."
From waist down
It was the first tim...

Fishing

...
We set off full of hope into the night
as it grew blacker towards the end 
of the jetty where shorelights
dimmed to a distant glow. 
Wind drove a swell to boom 
and crash against the pylons be...

The Score Huitain

...Deafening the score for spring break,
set off by the harp’s gentle voice. 
That pas de deux of give and take,
a fever pitch played with such poise.
There are so many twisted toys
 that masquerad...

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