Month: March 2015

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Original Sonnet #2

A ticking clock creates driving rhythm Stretching out each second til it’s complete At the mercy of nature’s every whim Making impressions in this soul’s concrete The moon sets its monthly cycle in stone Like a mirror set under open sky Reflecting light across flesh and bone Before spreading its leaden wings to fly This … Continue reading Original Sonnet #2

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Two For Tuesday

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward When I first got married Christmas was all about watching my wife’s face when she opened the presents I gave her, and it wasn’t just about her getting to see my carefully chosen gifts. It was just … Continue reading Two For Tuesday

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Dear Journal: Trivial

Dear Journal, Okay, so I’ll admit to it. I’m addicted to Trivia Crack. I know. I know. It’s a passing fad, one that many of my acquaintances have blown through like so much sand, and now they’re done. But, as usual, I have latched on like a dog with a bone and I’m not letting … Continue reading Dear Journal: Trivial

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Baby, Don’t Hurt Me…

“What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me no more.” ~Haddaway We are all fragile when it comes to love, an emotion so intense it can lay the highest low, and change the course of the world. It’s love that frightens more people from day to day than just about anything else, because … Continue reading Baby, Don’t Hurt Me…

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Saturdays

When I was a kid Saturdays meant going to church and waiting for the sun to set. When I moved into my 20s it was all about eating frozen waffles and trying to figure out why I was no longer going to church. Then I hit my 30s and Saturdays became relaxing days, days when … Continue reading Saturdays