In the dark, young children squeal… Ghouls everywhere, goblins laughin… Witches in pointed hats A clowder of black cats Quite a spooky night to go carousi…

Feels so much hotter today I’m drenched and still perspiring The thick air won’t go away Mid-morning sun blistering Huge sombrero top my head

Dream about eternity Be excited about heav’n A place that’s full of beauty Where there’s no sorrow nor pain Atop the hill the city

Plumes of thick grey smoke rising A few miles in the distance Just our hopes and dreams burning Our nation ne’er had a chance! Sadly, thieves still rule the land

The biting wind howls A drunk insolent hound The moon and stars Nowhere to be found The night dreary and cold

center Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma

Skimming the calm ocean surface Hovering then flapping its wings The gray pelican hunts for food Predator in the scheme of things Swiftly an arrow up the skies

In youth, he strode, a warrior bol… With boundless dreams, no end in s… A fearless heart, a will of might Unyielding strength his life foret… Yet time crept in, its weight to b…

Enthralled I am, awestruck captiv… Her loveliness defying description Her sweet pleasing honeysuckle fre… Stirring long-buried dormant emoti… Her subtle evanescent lilac scent

surely, self-annihilation never an acceptable solution to a life filled with sadness, of great heartaches and pain to a broken spirit, a soul unforgi…

Fun and excitement over A few days after New Year The world is back to normal Sadly, life’s trials still here They make our days less pleasant

Swish! Swish! Sounds as she shuff… Thump! Thump! Her heart beating l… She’s on a Zumba session Her face a dour expression Tired, exhausted, drained; she can…

The weather dreadful To sleet, snow turns rapidly Numbing and chilly Utter darkness cloaks the land There blows the harsh frigid wind

Wedding vows are promises newlywed… They’ll love each other be it nigh… But when dishes are tossed And their tempers are lost “Till death” means a whole differe…

We spend a lifetime Waiting for the great moments Hoping it’s heav’n sent Forgetting small things That color our every day