Misadventures of a Water Droplet Snow crystal melting then cascadin… Into rills brooks and rivulets White water on rocks splashing Streams through fields of bluebonn…

A Halloween Tale He caught a glimpse of the monster A lethal wraith-like dementor As he passed the hallway mirror He shuddered in speechless horror

A gigantic tree, a hundred feet ta… Its canopy akin to voluminous drap… And its knuckled branches are twis… Into gnarly arthritic shapes. It’s been around umpteen generatio…

He sat by the window, lost in thou… Watching the sun fade away complet… Behind patches of cotton-ball clou… As the cool breeze whispered sweet… Green hills appeared ahead, miles…

The Story of Maui Island paradise in the blue ocean Blessed with benign winds and balm… Few clouds, skies blue to the far… Sandy beaches white, surf waves ne…

My life was simpler before I met… Perhaps I realized not what’s mis… My world was threadbare, a room wi… No sun, no stars; skylarks don’t e… Before you, my world’s monochromat…

Letter to a Daughter My dearest child, once fierce I s… A warrior proud with armor gleamin… But when you came, my heart, it sp… I worried then, and watched you th…

The morning sky is bluer than blue No clouds anywhere to block the su… The ocean took on the celestial hu… And the far hills the color of cya… Sadly, an east wind rallies at noo…

The withering rose Much more intense its fragrance After it has bloomed Amassed in its parch’d petals Scent of many yesterdays

Steady there it goes Life unfolds on the big stage From cradle to grave No second chances no breaks Sadly no multiple takes

You are... The soft breeze blowing my hair The sun’s rays caressing my face The soothing sounds a songbird mak… The sweet warmth of a baby’s embra…

Walls are built to keep the enemy… To protect the faithful who are wi… Still, outsiders welcome without a… And it matters not whatever their… For God hates the sin, never the…

The magic of October In full colorful display More pleasant temperatures To welcome the break of day Evenings be cool and balmy

My home, my castle Where my true self I can be Unfettered and free Where pretense’s left at the door Deceit disguise on the floor

We grew in a traditional household Where misbehaving is not an option Discipline and stern rules we must… But love always an expressed emoti… Six sons six daughters a dozen in…