Lackluster Moon
Topic: Lackluster Moon
The lunar orb lacks luster
compared to my thoughts.
What once mesmerized
my nights, now disturbs
each sleepless dream.

I bury my head under pillows
and my body under blankets.
My bed is my shallow grave,
but my soul is tormented
since it can't depart my body.

The lackluster moon haunts
my purgatory much
like a poltergeist in search
of unsuspecting victims.

But I know he watches
and waits for only me.

Remember When?
Topic: Remember When?
Remember when
it was fun to make mud pies?
Goo could ooze between
fingers and even toes
and life was good.

Somehow mud pies
no longer appeal.
Dirt seems dirtier
and soap my friend.
Even snow angels
are too much trouble.

This is the price
of getting older.

Write an Image
Topic: Write an Image
Write with a passion
what you know?what makes most sense.
Paint pictures today.

Make me a mountain sunset
with your watercolor words.

For Mike
Topic: For Mike
Today is such a big day
in your young life.
You?ve gone
from ?uncle?
to ?dad?
at the fate of the court.

All of your hard work,
persistence, love, and money
have paid off.
Your sister couldn?t have
asked for more.
Most of all, your belief
in the good things in life
have saved you both.

Look forward
with pride and hope.
You have
a wonderful son
and he,
a perfect father.

For Doug and Laura
Topic: Doug and Laura
As you start the journey
through your engagement,
remember, this is only the prelude
to many years together.

Attention in the coming months
will be given singled-mindedly
to the "event," the wedding day.
Again, perspective please.

May your wedding day
be everything you ever dreamed.
It is, though, only one solitary day
that marks the beginning.

Remember to plan for the life
after that day. Remember to cherish
those first moments of "husband,"
"wife," and "marriage."

Those tiny moments adhere quickly
into "ever after." Savor the delicious
taste of each and treasure them always.
Plan not just the event, but forever.

Linger
Topic: Linger
It isn?t difficult
to understand poetry.

It takes a straight read.

It demands
an ability to maneuver
steep, twisted, treacherous
mountain roads.
Sometimes, we meet
others in our descent
and need to reverse
our course back
to the origin.

Start again.

Other times, it is like
the gentle curves
and valleys
of a woman?s body
with all of its peaks
and recesses
that warrant attention.

Linger.

It isn?t difficult
to understand poetry.