Sweet Little Truths

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVx8EbMFFP_/?utm_medium=copy_link The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. – Hitler He may well be blown away by how far his system has come along since his waning … Continue reading

The Uses of Sorrow

The Uses of Sorrow

(In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too was a gift.  – Mary Oliver from Thirst (Beacon Press, 2006)

An Unhaunted House

An Unhaunted House

Sweetest trimmings of the night. Even I would stand on these steps singing for sweets. No one startling or repelling anyone here, Only verdant windowsills, strung with cheerful mini lanterns to admire.

Not So Macabre Afternoon

Not So Macabre Afternoon

Despite the enthusiasm for Halloween horror or kitsch by my youngest Halloween enthusiast, we kept our surfaces simple and bright. Our sugar pumpkins will most likely stick around for some time until I’m pressured to swarm the nest with Christmas … Continue reading

Take Time to Sit with Me

Take Time to Sit with Me

Side by side with me until our midriff clenches no more, until I feel the agua frescas like a waterfall, whilst the last drop was some time ago. Heels dig into moody and lyrical lure, and yet without paper to … Continue reading

Someone to Tend. Part 2

Someone to Tend. Part 2

We surfaced on this mellifluously abundant planet of everything imaginable and instantly we embrace the idea of scarcity. I can’t blame us wholeheartedly as deception is quite astute and personal accountability and choice are striped from us since our arrival … Continue reading

Someone to Tend. Part 1.

Someone to Tend. Part 1.

When you don’t bow, you exist, you, we, you, history.” – Yianni Ristos Something happens out here in the wilderness. An eternal commitment that cherishes the graciousness within. It’s no wonder that here I stand bare toes on terra, unfettered … Continue reading

Standing in the Hall of Fame

Standing in the Hall of Fame

That spirit blows through every now and then and only after a time of vetting do you get to the inner truths of the soul. To try the spirit of human beings, of what mettle they are made of that … Continue reading

Got Me in a Spin

Got Me in a Spin

Begotten, a world drowning in darkness. We know no other way, So long as we continue to reject, deny, disassociate and disown the darkness within ourselves, this planet will carry on with those hell bent for an eternity of it. … Continue reading

Going, Sun and Summer Fun

Going, Sun and Summer Fun

We’re not concerned with that second prediction on its way, nor the others to come. We play our hand day to day which mostly involves balls. While my oldest prefers a prolate spheroid shape to amuse himself with, the younger … Continue reading