Sometimes I sit alone, because I’m the only one. No one notices me, maybe it’s becuase I’m the only one.… Read more Company

From the corner a siren shouts – Obscenities, Death, A warning – Exploding fear from frantic, chaotic darkness. Torture The… Read more Second Coming

This poem was also inspired by William Sheppard. For more background info read “Seeking Africa.” As Samuel and I have… Read more FOUND

Sheppard in his younger days.   Sheppard, far right in white clothing, with the Kuba tribe.   I recently discovered… Read more Seeking Africa

The sound of birds singing lullabies to one another greet me as I walk out the door. I wish I… Read more Finding Autumn

These are examples of Epigrams: Short sayings, usually in verse, often with a quick satirical twist at the end. The… Read more Epigram Poems

In the moonlight I stand, my doll face With a torch in my hand, my doll face.   Awaiting the… Read more The Wait

After the Chores are Done was written as a class assignment. It is an example of a Pastoral Poem, which… Read more After the Chores are Done

I wrote this poem for one of my poetry classes. The assignment was to write a poem using a particular… Read more Survival of the Fittest