(2015)
My mother in the last years of her life...
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…
A Sonnet... Just for Laughs… Tuesday, I woke up feeling like a… I moved! Knew I’m the wrong side… Counted my joints hurting, stopped… I’ve got to get up now, I need ca…
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…
fathers and sons sons and fathers a relationship with unique dynamic… most times rewarding and immensely gratifying
The summer of their sixteenth year… Under the shade, exhausted, they r… A break from the midday sun; it’s… For neither knew the other existed Furtive glances torrid blushes bri…
A Halloween Tale The pale silvery moon the only lig… In the winding deserted country la… Overgrown bushes to the left and r… Leaves glistening from tonight’s s…
One of the darkest nights that’s e… Ominous clouds, obscuring every st… The new moon hides, it’s nowhere t… Flicker of light emerge from the s… A fisherman in a small outrigger,
It’s Tuesday, early morning My old friends, I’m off to see Few hours of story-telling Over cups of black coffee Same stories, I’ve heard before
The waves are epic, scary, towerin… And the ship rocks forward, backwa… Dozens, seasick, in bunkers coweri… Praying for end to ceaseless storm… The clouds ominous, the skies over…
A Tribute to Today... It’s the first day of April And he’s wary and watchful He’s on his toes and careful Not wanting to be made a fool
Soon, a date with destiny Be joyful the ninth of May Hopeful we’re not bystanders On this most propitious day There’ll be forces against us
center yes, we’re all here in this big waiting room soon as we stepped out of our mother’s womb!
Welcome, dear brother, to the time… Where bonds of love and honor neve… A century you walked with strength… Now find your rest among the noble… In Elysium’s glow, your spirit fl…
As I grow old and grey, days get… Myself, I find preoccupied with d… That moment I surrender my last b… Wondering what lies beyond life’s… Will my parting be painful and dra…
A love affair in the dustbin Sadly, they are no longer friends For it’s still raw; it hurts withi… He’s gone; what remains just loose… A Yankee candle he gave her