I am excited to share that I have two poems included in the new Anthology of Poetry called Hidden in Childhood edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. It is available for purchase now on Amazon. Below I am sharing the first poem Case Closed. Case Closed You carry melancholyin a suitcasefull of hopeIt is a familiartravelContinue reading “Hidden in Childhood – Now Available on Amazon”
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New Beginning – A Haibun
I remember writing the D’Verse Haibun a year ago and sharing that January had always been a sad time for me. Each year I was consumed with melancholy and regarded it as a black month. Little did I now then that 2019 would be one of the worst years of my life. In January within daysContinue reading “New Beginning – A Haibun”
Balancing Act
Balancing Act Walking a tightrope Above the minefields of your existence I throw caution to the wind Up here I may fall A path of least resistance Melancholy thoughts And depressing actions Separate us by degrees Refusing to let go Clinging to air I’m an artist of trapeze Remaining in limbo With noContinue reading “Balancing Act”
Shoes
Today I have appreciation For this life I live Even when at times I am melancholy There is still is so much to give With suffering all around It’s easy to turn the other way Thankful for our own good fortune Maybe we can help another day Let me walk in your shoes At leastContinue reading “Shoes”
Melancholy
The anger finally subsided We have gone to different places The storm raged furiously You showed so many faces Feeling shell-shocked Confusion took its stranglehold Not knowing which end is up I feel uncontrolled Divide and conquer Who is running this game We are weakened by this strategy Our sanity to reclaim Tempers are temperedContinue reading “Melancholy”
Poetry For Healing 