Sonnet Youth Poems

She turns sixteen one cold December clime
He strings dissembling lover’s thorns so girthed
The sprouts of pristine virtue split by crime
The core is sore, this shriveled...

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"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. The word is love." Sophocles, Greek Poet 

How is the tender word love...

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We fell in love and married young,
others said we couldn’t know.
Who else could truly know my heart,
or which way we should go?

We all must choose...

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In Christmas's glow, where dreams and joy entwine,
A tale unfolds, of Christ's birth divine.
In Bethlehem's cradle, a babe so mild,
The Savior, Messiah, the Holy Child.

Santa,...

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In liberty's realm, we bear a cross of might, 
Our skin, a testament to trials that tower high.
Injustice, a tempest, a loss that rages in...

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I am now "away from the noise,"  
my fruit gum I am chewing.  
Sitting here wondering what the boys,  
could be doing.  

 
 
Now all unpacked,  
a book I...

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Wicked Queen, Her Darkness Hidden Behind Her Veil

Vacancy of high upper air, rarified ghosted hearts too.
Of frosted heathens in place, none are wearing mad hatter...

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Honey-Child That Sweet-Spun Gift, You Don't Want To Miss

She cried, "Please write a sonnet that bites my butt"
Dear poet, I give you whiskey, my mouth...

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What Are We To Do In This Earthly Life

Dare we see justice is oft overdue
Wherein earth's cold brings its sadder chill dews
Up higher where mountain...

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The Untruth Of A Lone And Erroneous Prophecy


What has a prophetic death done to this poor soul
the merest thought of sleeping under freshen sod
stir the...

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Yes, Growing A Fine Ole Southern Garden

In the garden strawberries are dancing about so red
Momma's cantaloupes laying there just waiting to be ate
Over there luscious...

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Spiked Drinks Got Them All So Rolling Drunk

Universe spun out of control and died
The planets sputtered out and then fell
The southern boy liked his chicken...

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Took My New Harley For A Morning Spin

I found a treasure chest without a key
It was full of hope, ocean and blue sea
A few gems,...

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I Do Love It, Way Up There Alone And Alone


The old albatross that hung out in our red barn
Watched me as a child, as a...

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In The Refreshing Springtime, When The Breeze Was Cool


I used to go by the lake, sit on the old fallen oak
In the refreshing Springtime, when...

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