Sleep Well My Love

At the far end of the casket

his girlfriend hugged his wife

And told her she was sorry

that she tried to steal her life

Their tears then ran in unison

for a man who loved them both

The years they shared now testament

to a choice he left unspoke

They never met before this day

and would never meet again

But each knew well the other

and they almost felt like friends

The mistress left, the children wept

the grandkids played outside

His wife’s last words: “Your hell has passed

sleep well my love — goodbye”

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

Sound Bites 3-16-2026

‘Quote / Unquote’

 

Living within

quotation marks

my questions there

protected

My ownership

connected

and feelings

— most defined

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2026) 

 

The Keys

 

Shackles

on the future

Handcuffs

on the past

Keys

inside the moment

Freedom

— first and last

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2026) 

 

To Die

 

The enemy

of all that’s good

Perfection

lays the trap

Footprints

circling in the snow

To die

— inside their tracks

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2026)  

Life Lessons From The Track

Anyone

can go fast

in the straights

 

Winners

go fast

— in the turns

 

(2)

 

Real racers

race

Everyone else

— just talks

 

(3)

 

At the sight

of blood

Your foot

— goes to the floor

 

(4)

 

The last lap

may have been finished

But the race

— is never over

 

(5)

 

Pit stops …

the key

to victory

— or defeat

 

(6)

 

Trophies

are for cases

Speed

— is for life

 

(7)

 

When nothing

is working

— go faster

 

 

(Memories Of Ayrton: March, 2026)

 

The Tragedy Of Fall

Late in September

I fondly remember

What caused loves engender

the days all in rhyme

 

Lost in September

a slave to indenture

My feelings surrendered

for you to be mine

 

Laughing we tendered

what pain could not enter

And boldly uncensored

each moment sublime

 

But Fall’s great pretender

October dismembered

Our fate the death chamber

— of Summer mistimed

 

(Poems Of Love: Merch, 2026)