O death! A thief you are in the d… Although you visit even in the sun… At times you come swiftly with fur… Mayhem, chaos and uproar; in a vio… Times when you’re unseen, or quick…

Early, I woke to greet the day To watch the sun rise, bright and… Its golden light in soft array As morning’s promise hovered near The dawn unfurled in pastel hues

He set his phone to play themes cl… Sat and bent down to tie his shoe… All set for a run around the oval A Chopin nocturne plays on his ea… When he saw her across the avenue

The crimson sun winked at them pla… Then disappeared behind mist-cover… The silver moon arose e’er hastily To all, promising a bounty of thri… Shooting stars flashed across the…

Often, we’d recall anecdotes Juvenile stories, funny quotes Humorous tall tales from our youth Then realize the saddest truth The players; they’re no longer her…

He stared at the board In hyperfocus! Oblivious to the world Intense and nervous... This never gets old

On the table, a blue saucer With coffee stains in the middle Small stirring spoon made of silve… Next to remains of a candle In the middle of the table

It was during one of his yearly tr… An old friend took him to dinner w… In a fancy place; the check could… A hyperbole? Not in a city with m… As they left the restaurant, two g…

An Ode to the Color Blue Blue is the color of the clear sky On a sunny cloud-free summer day The ocean dazzles in shades of blu… As wavelets shimmer like kids at p…

center a deafening silence yet she hears a heartbeat from a great distance, a doe trying to be discreet.

The sky was leaden; a gloomy, somber slate grey. It looked more like Moscow in winter than Long Island in the fall. The cumulus-nimbus clouds were sheets of lead, several layers deep,...

A Love Time Could Never Bind… A Sonnet For ten long years, their love has… A steady light through life’s unce… She lifts his heart, and he, the s…

A Petrarchan Sonnet The emptiness engulfs her weary so… And nothing matters, she no longer… Oblivion welcomes, the abyss lays… She longs for sleep, to make her s…

Winter’s gone Good riddance Nature sings Ode to joy Revival

she walked into the room to rouse him from his sleep nudged and kissed him, got him ready for the trip on the coastal highway