First Things First

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Curious is the cunning By which horse defers to cart And that which meant to lead Takes up the rear Main thing becomes some thing First thing loses count Another good among a good parade Labors of love Become love … Read More

Snow Cover

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Snowy garment cloaks the Earth Choking vegetation Storm by storm the depth has grown Strong accumulation But the sun has come Spring life has sprung And here and there just listen A drip a drop A squishy spot Reverbs evaporation … Read More

Make Believe

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To imagine To pretend To forget the clothes I’m in And establish firm Myself as someone else To walk like them To talk like them An odd phenomenon Why are we drawn so strong To make believe? To become To … Read More

Silent Spinner

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A fisher casting out his nets I expand my home Though small it is My corner of the world Weaving here I wait Patiently I prey Calmly in the dark Begin my day While others still lay sleeping Diligent I … Read More

Oil Cooks

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Blond-haired babesBeating batterPrepping frittersOil splattersGreasy garbAnd floury floorCombine to makeA mopping choreBut not tonightTonight we dineNo candlelightAnd no red wineTonight we’re fryingFair food fairHave you triedThe elephant ear?Crisp and crunchyFood that’s munchyMade togetherMade a mealThanks my sous chefsWe’ve made a … Read More

Story

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Let me tell you a story I get eyes and ears Your heart engages All else disappears Story time The time of new worlds Of growing wisdom Most valuable pearls Even the rowdiest Gladly sits still For a good story … Read More

Light of Christmas

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Little lights Some flashing Bring a tree inside Craziness for Christmas Oh how it excites As adult I’m child again Full of wild wonder And yet some certain say Have we forgot the reason? Perhaps we can forget it Beneath … Read More

Dark Matters

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Look a hole within the treeWhat could there be inside?I must take a peek to seeCuriosity satisfiedSo says my boySo full of joyAnd my heart says ha-ha-haMany a hole have I looked insideNothing you shall seeI walk on past, a … Read More

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