It’s autumn time in Chicago The city’s awash in vibrant hues With yellow, red, and even orange So many kaleidoscopic views Like all good things in life

Attending Catholic schools as I did for 13 years instills certain ideas into a pers… The nuns and lay teachers assigned us all a Conduct grade

To the cobblestones of Europe: I love your quirkiness. With all your shapes, sizes, and c… You make an irregular mess.

Since April is National Poetry M… (#NationalPoetryMonth) perhaps this is the best time for writing Zip Odes to release my creative impulses.

Whenever I see a discarded pencil… and that has happened more than a… I like to pick it up and sharpen i… and then put it to paper because t… There’s always going to be a few m…

The “winners” in life gravitate toward places like Sanibel Island, Florida.

Not everyone in Florida is wealth… But there’s no doubt that some of… They stuffed their portfolios with… Because that’s what’s preferred, b… Cash is a cushion that wards off h…

Most Floridians, statistically, were born someplace else and it’s easy to see why this is. The beaches, the sunshine, and the quality of living

Life keeps on going taking many twists and turns until it’s over

Billowing clouds swirl below While a pale yellow sunlight fringes the horizon. The fury of last night’s storms Upended our travel plans

“Obrigado” is All the Portuguese I know But it is enough

The cafes are always ready To serve their guests a meal Or sometimes just a drink will do Their setting is most ideal. Passing away an hour, sometimes mo…

“We’re sorry that you’re leaving.… The hashtag was once a revolution in how people communicate with eac… Now the platform that first brough… threatens to become a shadow of it…

Hanging from a power line Along the Uptown parade route It’s impossible to know How they first got there And how long they have remained si…

Andre Braugher’s dead While Clarence Thomas lives on. Death picked the wrong guy!