written 1998
A single red rose She’ll cherish forever, Was given to her by the one she L… A single red rose With a beautiful meaning,
Listen... To the sounds of the children’s la… Echoing in the distance. Little boy on the bench, why are y… With tears in your eyes?
Retro relics Shimmer in the sun Of this open market, Hold within a chainlink fence. Warm and safe,
Life is a song, That has lyrics that don’t make se… It ends abruptly with no warning. Death is a subject, Easily touched upon, but it never…
The sun comes up and lights the sk… He hears birds a’singing and child… And flowers bloom all the live lon… But as the wind dies down and chil… He knows it won’t be long before t…
The breath of tropic winds, ocean… Bends before purple altars Of bougainvillea As incense of night blooming cereu… Swings nocturnal stupor
Out of time Out of place A misfit part Of the human race Outside the rules
Who is this little girl, And where does she come from. Her physique, so frail. Her large dark eyes Full of sadness,
The Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls A trademark of your own The acres of farmland You’d always call your home You taught her “Oh Susanna”
An old gray headed grandma sat alo… She looked out her window with a h… She said, “I guess no one cares o… When suddenly there came a soft kn… She got up slowly and limped acros…
The tears she shed are for you, M… Not too long ago had you departed. She awoke this lonely night
Love is like a candle, Burning so bright, All through the day, And all through the night. It seems to last forever,
Words don’t last forever, Though they think they do. New clothes and money aren’t neede… As long as she has you. Friends are for eternity,
How he misses you cousin Krystal,… How he misses you cousin Krystal,… His mother says in this old world… But now he knows all too well, he… Yesterday he made something, he wi…
Where flowers bloom all year long, And the wind sounds like a beautif… Where bluebirds sing, And a tingling stream flows, A country of dreams where nobody k…