creatures grotesque, marbled wildl… stood on towers, lined up on rooft… of the gothic cathedral; muted sen… to ward off evil, calamities and m… for centuries the stone ogres vict…

So I asked my wife today Just what I should write about Quizzical she looked at me Perplexed that I asked, no doubt Just like this dread pandemic

We reveled in the days of youth, With brothers standing side by sid… Through every challenge, time and… We shared our strength, our bond,… They called us reckless, bold and…

The Ballad of the Argonauts In the face of hopelessness, they’… That they’ll survive the violent m… But in their hearts, their chances… That they’ll dodge the impending d…

The rumors of war have now come to… In deserted streets; rubble, broke… And crimson blood spilled on snow… Yet no one can say what the reason… Sleek iron birds soar raining dest…

It was the longest day of the year Solstice in the northern hemispher… We stood at water’s edge, in silen… Marveling at the surreal atmospher… Though afterglow’s still an hour a…

I find myself writing eulogies mor… Because people that I cherish hav… And so many friends from my youth… They have crossed the threshold in… Sadly, no words are left to expres…

Quickly, time moves forward! All of the passing years Have caught me unaware... And soon the end appears Have I enjoyed the laughter?

a neat pile rocks and stones some polished embellished! the stone wall

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…

This morning, I woke up early But my fogged-up brain still aslee… I can’t think; and function barely… No brilliant verses from the keep! So I got up, drank my coffee

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…

The golden eye peeked from the wes… And glowered as streaks of cirrus… The clouds blushed, like purple da… And tangerine blossoms in the crim… Higher up, clouds are many shades…

We’re called to be intercessors For others with sins unconfessed That their supplications yet unspo… Can be heard; and their souls bles… Abraham prayed for Sodom’s delive…

He breathes, but he’s almost dead… Beset by problems; long gone his d… To hang on and fight; and he’s sat… To surrender life; within him, the… Failures, disappointments overwhel…