A ring on his finger

—ribbon around his heart

 

(Dreamsleep: August, 2019)

The better Angels of our nature…

the Devil only laughs

 

Laying traps as yet unseen,

in virtues aftermath

 

Reluctant aspiration,

free will a double edge

 

That takes us high while honing doubts

—of falling off the ledge

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

Where would we be without language,

still naked around the fire

 

Trading bones with a grunt or moan,

very little to inspire

 

How could we live without meaning,

every question held at bay

 

Our futures dark, discovery stark,

all knowledge yea or nay

 

In a world without transcendence,

harboring ignorance and fright

 

All answers buried within lost words

—silent in the night

 

(Wayne Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

 

 

 

The shortcut to a heart’s desire,

where roads and feelings cross

 

Destiny maps, direction on fire

—love’s toll the only cost

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

Dying alone,

a forgotten song

 

Last lyric unsung

—muted and gone

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

The gallows were offered,

guillotine chosen

 

Executioner a matter

of choice

 

The sinner repentant,

evil now lessened

 

Death calls

—in a welcoming voice

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Writing the lines,

one word remains absent

 

To give the verse promise,

new voices to fill

 

Speaking my heart,

I pause before ending

 

Taking a breath

—as the silence distills

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

 From the Devil’s stable,

I picked the fastest stallion

 

And rode beyond perdition

—through eternity’s flames

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)

 

 

 

Stepping stone Nirvana,

a pathway through the maze

 

Temptation churns between the stones

—each tread fruition laid

 

(Dreamsleep: August, 2019)

A Mississippi back road,

burns in my mind

 

Its memory twice buried,

resurfaces, reminds

 

That Mississippi back road,

you once led me down

 

Perdition, destruction

—damnation refound

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)