A Sonnet Perchance this is the last poem I… Without a doubt a sonnet it will b… One about nature’s grandeur and be… An enchanting universe with no bli…

I have haikus in my veins I have verses in my soul A thousand rhymes in my head Write them! my elusive goal With eyes closed; I visualize

From the Ashes Twilight it was, storm clouds roll… Lightning flashes tortured the ski… Torrential rain and fearsome winds Power’s out as the tempest flies

Aaaah, the twilight of my life The winter of my existence The good years left, just a few The numbers are dwindling Faster than a runaway train

He strutted head high Accompanied by the chip On his broad shoulders A proud yet ignorant man With disdain for everyone

A Sonnet Thick rain clouds out east may be… But the sun overhead rules cloud f… Vivid blue canvas right before our… The sea and sky each other flatter…

It’s always a sad day when I have… But such are the vagaries of life,… If we know not sorrow and do not g… We’d never appreciate joy and happ… Frankly, that’s the sad fact about…

Crisp the air; cool, refreshing th… Clear, the night sky, looking like… Silvery the full moon, peeking ato… Into the woods she gazed, and felt… But go! She must! Quickly, no tim…

Life’s a speeding bullet train One moment an eighteen year old Fresh and pure as the morning air Thoughts of changing the world Aspirations ideas visions dreams

She clung to life, ever the fighte… To weather the storms fate threw h… Give up? Never! For life must go… Each and every breath! Every sing… For truly, every second’s a moment…

The ocean lies, serene and still Its glassy surface, shades of chil… A sudden dive—a seagull’s flight Sends ripples dancing in the light A lovely morn from ship’s balcony

A feckless nation with no future A gullible people with no characte… Destined to be losers forever Downtrodden and marginalized! Sadly, the country I was born in!

center Old photographs Smudged and dog-eared Sepia, black and white Yellowed and faded

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…

After five days the egg hatches Atop a young snapdragon leaf The caterpillar starts to chew Its appetite beyond belief A few days its size quadrupled