He was an ordinary man
With an extraordinary attitude,
At least in first stanza he seemed
Worth of particular attention.
He wrote words of life and feelings
Neatly disposed to raise my curiosity,
A sensible spirit would seem to transpire… CONTINUE READING »
Dot of Darkness
You stuck on me since day one
At the time I was hustling my way out
Exploring the vastness of a bustling world
Too busy to heed the discreetness of your presence.
Unable to recall the first time I noticed … CONTINUE READING »
Blissful Idleness
Time slows down when fatigue overthrows
Intentions lost in chaos of frantic surroundings,
As all spins and twirls energies in motion
Uncountable directions countless choices,
Surprising outcomes in a world of possibilities.
Roaring planes and trains iron colossi carrying
People … CONTINUE READING »
Pieces of humanity
When at home you have guests
Dear people you have come to call friends,
Seated on couches and sofas talking laughing
Dreaming away, and you feel they don’t care,
You wonder whether it is only an impression
You wonder whether … CONTINUE READING »
Pieces of humanity
When at home you have guests
Dear people you have come to call friends,
Seated on couches and sofas talking laughing
Dreaming away, and you feel they don’t care,
You wonder whether it is only an impression
You wonder whether … CONTINUE READING »
Grandma’s coffee cup
I never met her though she met me,
She assisted my first breaths into life
Until my first smiles, then sadly departed
Leaving mama in solitude and gloom,
Finding relief, as she will later tell me,
Solely following the motion … CONTINUE READING »
Speaking sky
I gaze into the sky striving to focus,
Adjusting diaphragms, brown irises,
Contracting pupils searching for depth,
Capturing light through eager lenses
My sole optical instrument my eyes.
Piercing atmosphere to see beyond,
Crossing layers through flocks of gulls
Condensation … CONTINUE READING »
Alone with me
A day of silence punctuated solely by ticks
Of seconds pouring out from my bird clock
Hanging by the marble staircase behind me
As I sit at my desk wallowing in solitude.
No giggling kids running around nor asking
Me … CONTINUE READING »
New Horizons
Morning smiles eyes shut under beams
Of light, rays trespassing boundaries
Of my abode slinking through windows
To embrace, envelop me in warmth.
What it used to be like being me before I
Became a different version of who I … CONTINUE READING »
Train of sentiment
Emotions raise confusing sentiments we submit
Under the careful scrutiny of reason, as if
All we were was mind and mind solely could be
Trusted. Yet before a thought act perceptions,
Intuitions led by instincts to accustom to the tribe.… CONTINUE READING »