Friday, December 31, 2021

Elevated Silence

In the elevated silence
You inhabit frozen thoughts
Ancient dreams that existed before we were born
Awaiting discovery ..... or revival
You are the fire celebrated in rigid secrecy
Bestowing rarified, simmering beauty


Words for someone known for just a short time.
October, 2021

Monday, May 10, 2021

Was Anything Real

Discord among prevalent voices
I never knew your path anyway
A story with incomplete thoughts
From a blurred point of entry
The few facts filtered from uncertainty
Layered with abnormal fault lines
Leading to unknown destinations
Was anything as was stated?
Was anything real?
Questions and doubts emerged
Time delivered added mystery
While you chose your point of departure
Why leave so many questions in the wake?


I had heard that a classmate from university days had taken her life. Remembering a random afternoon sitting on the grass of the accepted student gathering place and talking music and home towns and our families ..... and whatever else came to mind for those two or so hours spent together.

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Light Among Darkness

It was your warmth that was obvious
And your gentle nature
A light among so much darkness
Casting beauty and calm among surrounding dissonance