Wanting for Words

i want to say something

something beautiful and bold

a fine proclamation of intent

words dripping with overflowing meaning

writhing upon the page in into the mind

courting creative thoughts and endless primal

possibilities

i want to say something of tangible, useful

inspirational

of

weight

and

what comes out

is this

whisper

Word Play

It is funny how the context in which a word is used so drastically effects it's meaning. Take the word 'crown' in the piece below. What is it?

The King fractured his crown

By biting too hard

Upon the edge of his watch

Trying to stop the time

Of his reign.

What Did You Say? Episode 4

Singing along to the radio with your teens in the car can be hazardous. Let me just leave it at this - the lyrics are not "Go Charlotte, it's your birthday."

What Did You Say? Episode 2

What Did You Say? Episode 2

There was a time when my mother was into crochet work, especially afghans. She made dozens of them and gave them to family members. They were wonderfully colorful, well made and fun to wrap-up in while sitting and reading.

One day my Grandmother was resting beneath one of mom's creations and answered the phone. I heard her reply (to what must have been the "Whacha Doing?" question), "Nothing. Just laying here under this African that Lib gave me."

Silence's Voice

Such a wondrous, bellowing creature is silence.
Screaming prerecorded messages
Demands for fulfillment
of parental needs

An eccentric racket, noisy nymph
Promoting historic agendas
Commands for realizing
Ancestors' wants

Such a wondrous, noisy nymph
Is Silence
Personally, I'm inclined to hear whispers more

Too Full for Words

Too Full

The quill rests full
Dripping onyx truths
Upon parchment
Unable to spill
Small enough droplets
To inscribe
You

Moonlight

Moonlight

There is a full moon
In the daylight
I see your thoughts wander
Away from me
and
It isn't even dark, yet.

Repost - I Found Myself Humming

I found myself
Humming into the mattress
With you
It was an accidental thing
An exhale that sent a slight vibration
Through the sheets
I enjoyed the sound
The sense
Of my humming
Beside you – with you
The vibrant ripples made me giggle
And roll joyfully
Leaving all tension and alarm
and there
I found myself
Humming
Into the mattress
With you.

The Dangling Conversation - A Wonderful Song

I often write about the value of human to human contact - real, in person, eye gazing into eye, breath mingling conversation. Do yourself a favor and listen to this song. Listen carefully and enjoy some of the best writing that this amazing duo, Simon and Garfunkle ever put together.

Sunset

Your beauty

Laid out before me

Orange hues wrapped in purple haze

This sky

Brushed upon a palette

By the descending of the sun

Layers

Broadcasting the coming night

Filled with hope and promise

Your beauty is laid out for me

A beauty that seeks me

Reaches out and touches my eyes

Causing them to scan for you

A beauty that grazes my thoughts

Hunting for understanding

Beyond knowing the work of light

Reflecting through prisms

And chemicals reacting in mist

Longing to be known

Your beauty

Laid out before me ready to be known

As in an embrace lovers know

The caress of wonder

Possibilities of tomorrow

In each gentle sigh

Each kiss of moisture

Your beauty

Laid out before me stops

Longing is left alone

Desire

Calm and undisturbed

Even as your wonder

Strikes the lenses of my sight

Pounding

Nothing but a distant echo

Is heard

Tonight…