Say it…
without overstating it
Mean it…
while feeling it more
Live it…
as a mantra then gifted
Transcend it…
on wings from before
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Is Your Aria Born Alone
Is it first the
Music
And then the
Words
Or do the
Words
Come first?
Elton John says it
Works
Either way
Bob Dylan’s
Words create
The meaning
That Ray Charles
And
Jimi Hendrix
Explode
Is all timing
Real
Or just
Imagined?
Is the structure
True or
False?
Do your words
Beget the
Melody
Or is your
Aria
—born alone?
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Stigmata
Wringing feelings
Like a sponge…
The words dripped down
From my lips
Onto the page
—staining my soul
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Almighty Silence
Poetry…
Conduit
Of the truth
Speaker
Of the almighty
Silence
Last synapse
Of a feeling
Lost
Nerve ending
Of a forgotten
Dream
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Eternity’s Spark
Touching the sunrise,
immortality burned
Touching the sunrise,
infinity returned
Touching the sunrise
time left in the dark
Touching the sunrise
—eternity’s spark
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2018)
That First Broken Heart
Who invented the primordial kiss,
who embraced that first hug
Who was the first to say “I Love You”
—who had that first broken heart
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2018)
Grandparenting
Becoming totally involved
—while keeping your opinions to yourself
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Billy Blue
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
Your world’s a mess
There’s nothing new
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
Your sheep are shorn
Your flower’s few
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
Your time now warps
In shades of grey
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
That choice you made
To run away…
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
Your worship hollow
An empty pew
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
Your time insolvent
Your memories few
Billy Blue
Billy Blue
Last dice to roll
Snake eyes stare back
Billy Blue
Billy Blue,
The reaper knocks
—your fate unlatched
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
The Story
Tell a good story poorly
not a poor story well
Your current raging over
—all trough laden swells
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
$$$$$$
Money…
an ungrateful heir
Disowning all memory
—with your ashes still warm
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
