I have been lazy in posting lately. It seems time gets lost in the flurry of inactivity. This time I'm going to post a few short poems. The forms and brevity...

Having one of those busy, interrupt yourself periods in life. Been thinking about the blog for a while and trying for something exciting. After many creativ...

I have been less into thematic poems recently so today I will just post a couple that don't relate to each other. Part of the fun of poetry is the arranging ...

Recently I have been exploring various poetry forms. Some of the more interesting ones were variations of the haiku. I have included a few Brazilian Rhyming ...

I used to be rather free and unrestrained in my poetry and some results were rather sloppy. Now I am growing into using forms. Frequently matching the conten...

Sometimes a short poem says everything needed about a subject. It is important to listen to the instincts and rhythm to know it is time to stop. This is the ...

One of my favorite poetry things is pushing past the limits of reality. This can be mythic or folklore themes or even just metaphoric clichés. I like the fre...

The worst part of putting out a post is writing something about the poems I have chosen. This is true because poetry speaks for itself. Sometimes dissecting ...

Not too long ago I stumbled on something that I had been doing subconsciously for a while. My first two poems here display the idea. They are a set looking a...

The Muse will often tap me on the shoulder and declare - "Say something about this idiot idea." And of course having little self-control I usually comply. Be...

Poetry is the optimum example of art imitating nature. It explores beauty, diversity, incongruity, and conundrum. It delves into the human mind and tries to ...

There is a place within the consciousness where dwell thoughts of the self. It is a room we often visit when introspective. The walls are lined with mirrors,...

Sometimes there is a streak of seriousness that hits me and I write something without snark. This post is a small tribute to these times. The times when it s...

A common thread runs through all of human experience. We seek to find meaning and place ourselves in the larger scheme of things. We want a philosophical hom...

I always feel that I should pass on some words of wisdom in my blog. Unfortunately with age comes gray hair, baldness, stiff joints, but no guarantee of wisd...

There is something refreshing and entertaining in striving to view things in a way that is divergent from the norm. This difference can be a word that is inf...

I was thinking about Christmas here in Phoenix and thought I would share my poetic thoughts. Here is my poem, enjoy. Desert Xmas The streets are crowded, the...

Images fill my head of seasonal joy. I see a majestic pine in a high ceiling room. Excitement more electric than the colored lights. Ornaments one by one, pr...