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Desire – A Poem

Posted on August 18, 2013 4 Comments

This poem expands on the theme of last week’s poem. Enjoy. DESIRE I Endless is the pursuit of desire a wonton mistress, rules with fire. Folly leads to fear and shame seduced by the desire game. II Or is desire like the seedling’s dream to push beyond the shroud of dirt to feel the sun’s […]

Free Write Friday – Jake

Posted on August 17, 2013 20 Comments

Maybe a day late – but finally had time to participate in Kellie Elmore’s Free Write Friday. She provided the above visual prompt and here’s my short story. JAKE Old Jake leaned against the brick wall, then pulled his pipe out of his pocket, packed it, lit it and inhaled slowly. The sweet taste of tobacco […]

At Home in Homer, Alaska – Final Haiku

Posted on July 20, 2013 17 Comments

View from our living room balcony Waking to sea view soaring with majestic heights Alaska summer We arrived in Homer, June 18th, in the afternoon. Our trip was blessed with good weather, no accidents, or car mishaps. The drive was challenging for me but a good introduction to Alaska driving. The […]

Homer Odyssey – Baker City, Oregon – Haiku 6

Posted on July 7, 2013 4 Comments

Haiku 6 – Winding Roads, Baker City, Oregon Mountains meander sharp curving roads do challenge driving loaded car. I have been driving for little more than five continuous years and most of that time has been in sparsely populated Indian nations. This journey is presenting me with situations I’ve not encountered before which I suppose, […]

A Poem – Sleep

Posted on June 23, 2013 8 Comments

On full moon nights, for some strange reason, I often feel very tired. Or maybe this time, a week of packing books and moving stuff for a garage sale has left every bone in my body weak and exhausted. So, the following poem is quite appropriate for today. SLEEP Sleep is my lover. He embraces […]

Poetic Musings

Posted on June 9, 2013 12 Comments

Yesterday, nostalgia overcame me as I culled through my letters file, going back to the late eighties. I see how time has flown and wonder why we who used to share so much, so seldom speak or write today. Is it true that time is speeding up or that technology and distance make friends become […]

Change Coming – and a Poem

Posted on June 2, 2013 9 Comments

I’ve been writing this blog from the Hopi nation for almost two years. I began sharing my oral stories and have evolved into sharing my creative writing, which seems to attract more followers. But, the winds of change have been blowing daily in Hopiland for over a month and they have blown into my life. […]

Free Write Friday – Awake

Posted on May 3, 2013 20 Comments

Today’s prompts were these words, lazy – rain – perspective – glint – somber – trinket – static provided by Kellie Elmore Awake The lazy girl turned over in bed and pulled the covers over her head as the rain beat against the window panes. She knew she needed to change her perspective about looking […]

Free Write Friday – Synchronicity

Posted on April 19, 2013 16 Comments

This week’s prompt has a special significance for me, although Kellie has not made any claims to being psychic. So, that is why I have named this poem – Synchronicity “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot […]

Gold – the Ghazal Series

Posted on April 14, 2013 6 Comments

This first ghazal was written in 2001, the revision 2011, with recent changes. Yes, constructive criticism or preferences are welcome. Gold – #1 Sadly sweetly surrenders autumn’s gold to winds that wildly sunder lovely leaves of gold. Warm and cold the days change like the wind But no one now wanders in search of gold. […]