Effects of Time

Sweet fresh breathes of clear light spring air drawn early morning damp dew cool fresh tickles toes soaking Keds running in morning fields, wandering midday woods climbing evening dusky trees reaching for fading blue sky unexplored and mysterious. and one day Ked’s don’t fit dirty, ragged and time worn cast off and nearly forgotten as […]

Holiday Dreams — A Rewrite of a Childhood Poem

With the muted frozen winter morning light around snowy Christmas children awake reluctant from snow-day dreams emerging from sleep to ten amazing inches of fresh snowman snow, That night a homey fire, Mom’s favorite Christmas music on the record player sneaking on Christmas cookies sipping hot chocolate warming the ice skate and snow fort chill […]

Diner Dream — A Recurring Dream From Childhood

A childhood nightmare that rewinds itself every so often standing in the lot of some nowhere diner Parent’s stopped before your pained bladder emptied on the coffee stained worn out 67 chevy impala bench backseat Too much A+W Rootbeer from a grandmother who gave you another can because she didn’t have to ride 180 miles […]

Recurring Childhood Nightmare.

A childhood nightmare that rewinds itself every so often standing in the lot of some nowhere diner Parent’s stopped before your pained bladder emptied on the coffee stained worn out 67 chevy impala bench backseat Too much A+W Rootbeer from a grandmother who gave you another can because she didn’t have to ride 180 miles […]

Another Recent Poem

This is another poem that started with a thought — my grandparent’s house — I just started writing, and as is often the case, the poem kinda just took over.  So for those of you counting — this recent poem number two. My Grandparent’s Basement Sticky sweet smells of maple syrup in morning or early […]