This vulnerable resolution involves you, too, my reader
For What It’s Worth
A poem about love
Making Peace With My Mountaintop
Sometimes I forget
this mountain I’ve climbed
that I stand on top
and live on this peak now
Can We Gain Happiness From Simple Acts?
Ancient zen housekeeping etiquette is still a good lesson for today
Rushing to Who Knows Where
It has been raining for more days than I can count
Frigid droplets find their way into every crack and crevice
Despite hood and umbrella, my face becomes soaked
Numbing my cheeks and nose
False tears from a phantom cry fest
The Color of Love
Look at the sky at the end of the day
The moments before our light slips away
the last encore goes on display
dazzling violet
Your Grandfather in Your Eyes
Out of my dreams and into my world
You came so unexpectedly
carrying many tokens
from our ancestors
5 Cures for a Bad Mood
Sometimes a mood just needs a reset
It’s the Echo That Kills Me
Managing my delayed crisis response
Don’t Be Loyal to Me
Don’t be loyal to me
Be loyal to you
“Was I Ever in the Saddle?”
Sometimes we need encouragement to find our way back
Trying to Be Alright
A poem about a life lived on the same block
How I Would Like to Venture Out
How I would like to venture out
into the moonlight,
traipse across the cold, wet, snow
with no destination in mind
other than awe
I Used to Be Religious
Musings on becoming unsaved
Only Today I Have Nothing to Say
A poem about how it can be for a depressed person
5 Things You Can Do For a Happier Holiday
Survival strategies for that most wonderful time of the year
This Storm Will Not Prevail
I’ve been standing in the storm
a while now
so long I can’t remember
the color of the sky
I Watch You Fall
I watch you fall, I want to believe
I am your person if you’ll let me
I hear your cries, for what could be
I watch you fall, I want to believe
Flood Prayer
For my neighbors