Earlier this year, my wife and I visited Pompeii. We saw the ruins and the people who perished but were preserved in the moment of their deaths. That inspired this poem.
She dances to a beat nobody hears A heavenly melody in her head A smile on her face, in her eyes n… A gleam, a sparkle, a twinkle inst… It’s a warm, sun-filled, beautiful…
With His mighty hands Built the grandeur of nature For us to enjoy The wren’s cheerful song God’s soft and tender whisper
Beneath the clash of giants tall The earth itself begins to quake With every step, the mountains bre… And silent cries are drowned by al… The rivers dry, the forests fall
Been raining all morning Grey gloomy the sky In a darkened room I sat Thinking, half awake I love inclement days
In my twilight years An abundance of leisure That; I have for sure! But the days are featureless The hours dull and colorless
An old photograph Once colorful But not anymore It’s all I have To remind me
I saw a one-legged man Do an incredible dance routine With twizzles and pirouettes That would rival a ballerina. Yet here I am a two-legged clod
Sliver of silver Lit the sky at eventide Behind clouds stars hide We admired from here below The beauty of afterglow
They met in the summer of their yo… In a faraway place, a school up in… He’s a man of the world, that’s th… But she’s sheltered, living as Go… There was magic when they saw each…
Cogito Ergo Sum In the quiet depths Single thought defines my name— I think, so I am Soft whisper builds my essence
Tossed at a banquet, I gleamed gold among the gods— “For the fairest one,” But no one told me which queen Should be crowned and called supre…
Afterglow on a warm summer evening Driving home after a hard day’s wo… The radio’s on; love songs filled… Sweet melodies, in him, they lit a… Several callers told their stories
A maple leaf, bronzed, well preser… Hidden away and thought long lost Twas in desk drawer unobserved Memento from a love star-crossed When found, it brought back memori…
A gift to see the world again Through the eyes of a two-year old The novelty and the magic And endless wonders to behold! Everything warm and innocent
Alas! Tis sunset The end of the fleeting day Sky’s a darker gray Happy moments didn’t last The minutes flew by so fast