Monday, February 29, 2016

Poem for today - tricube poem

“I counted the ways to forget you”

I counted
the ways to
forget your face

so I could
move on to
a new love

then you came
back and I
stop counting



Thursday, February 25, 2016

Two poems for today - triolets:

“so many ways to lose yourself”

we try our best to stay true
but life’s road is filled with curves
bringing things out of the blue
we try our best to stay true
but our plans sometimes fall through
and we end up in reverse
we try our best to stay true
but life’s road is filled with curves


“the ways to love someone”

there is no right or wrong way
when you are loving someone
despite what others may say
there is no right or wrong way
to put your love on display
if he or she is your one
there is no right or wrong way
when you are loving someone




Monday, February 22, 2016

Triolet poem for today:

“hiding in plain sight”

we dance around the pink elephant
pretending it’s not out in clear view
telling ourselves its not relevant
we dance around the pink elephant
I have lost track of the time we spent
cloaking tender eyes from the harsh truth
we dance around the pink elephant
pretending it’s not our in clear view


Thursday, February 18, 2016

Poem for today (a short one):

“hidden”

I keep it hidden –
my disappointments in you
hoping that in time
emotions will fade away
but instead they grow stronger

Monday, February 15, 2016

Two poems for today:

"Sunday mornings"

Sunday mornings hearing preachers
talk of fire and brimstone
and pathways to heaven
with Mothers shouting in aisles
after being touched by spirits
while we hide in stairwells
counting down the hour
playing with coins in pockets
destined for offering plates
I watch as the girl pulls out
her comb to fix her curls
to catch the boys’ eyes


“she hid it so well”

she hid it so well
no one could ever tell
depression’s shadow had returned
her soul blackened by its burns
it filled up her emptiness
with a pitcher of bitterness
turning her heart into ice
but it didn’t show in her eyes
she smiled through her mask
saying all is well if you asked
but deep down it was not fine
not when she was dead inside


Thursday, February 11, 2016

Poem for the day:

“keeper of secrets”

she is no priest
but they come to her
with their darkest secrets
pouring out confessions
to ease burdened minds
she is the keeper of secrets

like a ship out at sea
that never comes to shore
if she opened her box
the world would turn upside down
so the box remain sealed
she is the keeper of secrets

but they do not know
how heavy it weighs on shoulders
to carry such dark deeds
kept away from sunlight
but it is her life’s path –
she is the keeper of secrets

Monday, February 8, 2016

Poem for the day:

“tip of my tongue”

the words sit
on the tip of my tongue
but I cannot speak
the words out loud

so I ask
what is wrong with my head?
do I fear something
that is not there

my heart says
it is true, but my mind
tells me to slow down –
no need to rush

the words sit
on the tip of my tongue
I will find my voice
to whisper them

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Poem for the day:

“love”

love never comes
easy or is
always happy
it can sometimes

be painful or
confusing or
so maddening
love can make you

want to give up
or try to stay
resolve to be
always single

but love can be
so divine when
a person finds
it at long last


Monday, February 1, 2016

Two tricube poems for today:

“the affair”

small kisses
they shared in
secret rooms

she knew it
was so wrong
but felt good

until she
arrived home
filled with guilt


“night song”

we sang songs
into the
night hours

until my eyes
grew heavy
and closed tight

when dawn came
I found you
in my arms