Life Sonnet Poems

What purpose does it serve to negate light,
given that upon death we must return,
restored as our Self, dancing in delight,
healed from bleeding wounds that in...

Read More

The fate of a crayon, it waxes and wanes,
From the engrossing grip of an artist's hand,
To a still life framed in a box of chains,
Where...

Read More

a cool, refreshing summer breeze you are
your smile is like the fresh breath of nature
quiets thoughts of you so near even when you are so...

Read More

A box of crayons new and ready waits
to block the yelling sounds outside the door.
The dreams a hundred color box creates 
erase those sounds while...

Read More

Beat the drum softly, and beat it with heart,
Lay down a rhythm that rises from soul;
Small though indeed is the size of our part,
That which...

Read More

Anne* Frank's earthly life, coldly cut short, 
yet, in our hearts and minds, she always lives,  
as, it seems, her spirit no one could...

Read More

Life is But a Mist
(James 4:14)

Life is but mist that rises with the dawn,
A fleeting breath — it vanishes so fast.
We plan and dream, yet...

Read More

a soft gentle bliss hum rises within
holding our soul presence in warm embrace
toroidal swirl urging us to plunge in
that we imbibe the offerings of grace

in...

Read More

We are life unto death sealed in its hold
  when mortal limits fill a dateless urn,
a worldly spirit in a spirit world
  for...

Read More

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes around in another form.
Quote by Rumi     

How could you abandon me at that time
A small...

Read More

Flit and dance from flower to flower
Gossamer wings of printed art
Rapturous beauty overpowers
Instilling warmth in my beating heart.
Bold against the drab grey surround
You float unencumbered,...

Read More

The trees remember what the axe forgets.
The mirth of lovers romping on the loam.
The light that filtered through in golden nets,
and beasts that roamed for...

Read More

Philosophers and scientists agree
There is much more to life than we now know.
We do know we cannot trust what we see
The hand’s too quick and...

Read More

So many people try for the good life
Along protecting that little bit of light
Trying feels just like twisting your own knife
Although you know you cannot...

Read More

For soldiers who died in the service of
my nation, there was made a holiday -
a time to show them remembrance and love
strewing flowers on graves...

Read More