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  • NaPoWriMo Day Two

    For day two, a tribute to one of my all-time favourite writers. H. P.  LOVECRAFT In Innsmouth town the folk are strange, Have been these many years. The town is shunned by decent folk, Afraid to face their fears. In Arkham ancient evils dwell, In books of arcane lore. On summoning and sacrifice, And Gods…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day One

    So it’s April again and that means National Poetry Writing Month. Once again, I take up the challenge of writing one poem every day for thirty days…. Day One…. FROZEN DREAMS The late snows melt then freeze again, They slowly melt away. A patch of green revealed now, Gets larger every day. Our bulky coats…

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  • My Bliss

    The first verse of this came to me last night and I had to wait for the rest of it to catch up. Now that it’s here, I wanted to dedicate it to my wife, my muse, my Angel.. Thank you Lynn. MY BLISS I dreamed a dream of joy and bliss, and you were…

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  • Words of Change

    That which has been must pass away, Make way for what’s to be.

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  • Awesome Weekend

    Normally, Lynn and I take Chester and head up to the trailer when I finish work Friday. Last Friday, the weather was so horrible we stayed home for Chester. You see, Chester is a big puppy. There’s not a lot of room for him to stretch out in the trailer so we usually spend most…

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  • Time To Prioritize

    I have passes to the advance screening of Star Trek: Into Darkness tonight… in 3D! I am incredibly excited for this… so I lost the tickets. Last night I tore my house apart… repeatedly. Still no passes. I was incredibly angry with myself. I called me all sorts of unpleasant names and stressed myself to…

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  • After writing 30 poems in 30 days, I gave myself some celebratory time off. Then I ran across this and had to speak up about it. Apparently Merida, the main character in the recent Pixar movie “BRAVE” is about to be inducted into the Disney Princess club. So far so good. Her father’s a king,…

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  • So….day thirty. Against all expectations, here I am at the finish line. Just one more poem and I will have completed the National Poetry Writing Month challenge. Just one more to write. Just one more….but what to write? Enjoy! The Final Verse I set a challenge for myself And now it’s nearly done. Twenty nine…

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  • In many ways, I’m more likely to take life as it comes rather than try to make it into anything particular. Sometimes this works out well… sometimes not so much. Enjoy! My Simple Life I don’t suppose that writing this Will help you understand. The life I’ve lived, the things I’ve done Well none of…

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  • Day 27 of NaPoWriMo finds me in a philosophical mood. Without further ado… Enjoy! The Secret To Joy A weary soul, a tired soul A soul in need of rest. A quiet time, a peaceful time At home time is the best. So much to see, so much to do So much that’s left undone.…

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