A Mess of Words

A Mess of Words Apr 2017

Choice

balancing on open palms
a choice between
whisky and coffee,
for neither

at this hour

is necessary,
but either
at this hour
seem right

A Mess of Words Feb 2017

'Hometown'

Rains are rare
Upon these plains
Near Tornado Alley
Snow more oft
And winds blow
In this little valley

A Mess of Words Dec 2016

Loved

Her neighbors were her friends
Her friends were her family
Her family went unnumbered
For with a smile she won strangers
And called them her neighbors

A Mess of Words Nov 2015

1938

until the waves stain red the shores

we will not hear 'peace'

we will only hear 'more'

A Mess of Words May 2014

Struggling

I am struggling
To stay focused
To show restraint
To persevere
To accept grace

A Mess of Words Apr 2014

(sleep) deprivation

3am is so unkind
to a lonely longing mind

A Mess of Words Feb 2014

Footprints

See the stories in the snow
Footprints, and the ways they go
Side by side
And all alone
Setting out and going home