Earlier this year, my wife and I visited Pompeii. We saw the ruins and the people who perished but were preserved in the moment of their deaths. That inspired this poem.
The years had passed, yet here we… Our voices strong, our laughter br… As if the past were clear in sight No time could ever stifle that We spoke of days so wild and free
A raven cawed Fear struck my heart Chills quickly engulfed me All so unexplainably It seems so odd
Snow melt rustling brook Flowers bloom in early morn Wet from last night’s rain Sun rays warm the skin High noon, waves thunder ashore
For many days, it’s been raining The floor’s wet the roof’s been le… Basins buckets quickly filling Bad weather still continuing But then the ground started shakin…
Autumn leaves lay on the ground All gathered in a four-foot mound A cold breeze lifted some around The world’s truly winter-bound Alas! The non-evergreens are bare
Popular dating site that’s how the… Common interests that's the attrac… So a week after then, first date w… Both hoped the initial interaction Will be pleasant, friendly, enjoya…
It’s darker now, it’s afterglow End of today’s activities Shift focus as we sip merlot And ponder life’s uncertainties The future’s out there, inviting
Et tu Brutus I lay here waiting where whispers weave through the h… my edge honed and keen to carve a fate long foretold
Pumpkin spice and bales of hay Marshmallows and cinnamon Caramel and iced latté Golden leaves and harvest moon All the signs October’s here
walls divide they separate people and foster the idea we’re not all equal stone walls stand tall,
I’m Roboticous Personal hygiene robot All ready for you To service all of your needs Your very own slave for keeps
center thoughts he expressed not in four words, but two he eats just once a day so, he’d cook just once too
Yes, we can’t take it with us Cash or treasures of any kind; Hearse without a trailer, thus How we leave the world behind! And it’s a truth we oft discuss
Her eyes, the color of midnight, Glared at him, an eternity He froze in his tracks, full of fr… Unsure and feeling so guilty Then she grinned and his face turn…
center It’s helplessness I feel Whenever I look at her Knowing quite well We’d never be together