Trifling it isn’t Life’s a very precious gift That goes quick and swift Something we should never waste So don’t spend our days in haste

“Sweetie, it’s not you, it’s me! I care about you, don’t you see?” It seems he hears that everyday… It’s an awful, hurtful cliché… And so ends his latest romance

A lovely bird cage Antique ornate bejeweled Glum blue jay inside How tragic that such beauty Can inflict tremendous pain

I looked and chose a thick one Tossed it sideways into the water Grimacing; sticking out my tongue One, two… Quickly, it goes under… Then she looks around, a flat one

hearts bleed when in grief as we go through the stages hoping they’ll be brief it’s not happening just our imagination

As we grieve the passing of anothe… Our mending hearts shattered one m… We reach out to heaven, ask what w… Forsaken we are, though guilty of… But here we stand firm, our faith…

A pale gold light in the far horiz… As morning shadows retreated quick… Vanishing totally with the midday… But then, shadows reappeared slowl… Cloaking all things before day is…

A lie often told Factoid becomes very soon By all counts by noon Yes, lies hoodwink some, not all For who wants to play the fool?

Once there lived a man who was inc… Such that his pants have pockets t… One day his wife asked for money He guffawed thought it was funny So his wife lifted his wallet whil…

Black birds all in flight Acrobatic explosion Darkening the sky Bad weather coming As the starlings warn the world

She left the front door unlocked A burglar came in the night All the furniture he knocked And stole everything in sight She let him into her heart

A Sonnet to May Here’s to the glorious stunning mo… Nourished by beneficent April sho… Sprouts have become fragrant color… Adding more beauty to the late spr…

It is time to go Every night he prays steadfast That it be his last Pleasures have deserted him Tomorrows are looking grim

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

It’s time for resolutions Change our lives for the better Give up our nasty habits And slow down the wear and tear Alcohol and cigarettes