The Plate

Serenity, You elusive goal, I searched you out for so long in so many dark places deep inside my mind. I looked for you in faces of people I saw around. I sought your ever presence in pets that I brought home. I sought you out in churches, in temples of eastern faith, in dingy…

The exuberance of your youth Clings to your every move, The giggles you freely share Defeats the silence in the air. One look at your budding form Tells the world a woman is born. Woman or child, the choice you face, Will you grow or go out and play. In your heart neither choice is…

There is blood on the sidewalk. There, just outside the door. Blood, red, a pool that is still moist and it spreads – dripping over the curb. This is not metaphoric blood – the blood of a nation or of a cause. It is not the blood of innocent babies plucked from the safety of…

Waxen flame feeding on itself, Destroying the source of its life. Casting small shadows on the shelf, Burning itself out through the night. How am I different from that flame? Consuming everything in reach. Flickering flame and I: the same. I watch, and let the flame teach. © All Rights Reserved This is a companion…

I do not keep a journal. I do not record my daily thoughts, or, the mindless daily activities of others. The simple truth is that contemporary life offers so little challenge. Whatever I want to read, or hear, or taste can be offered up at the touch of a button; for a small fee the…

Do you remember the first time we spent together naked – Touching with electric fingertips and our lips, in places that only lovers can explore. Together secret and silent, away from prying eyes and listening ears. Where moments melted into hours, Where hurried lust gave way to love, Where words not spoken were already heard….