I’ve learned from love — Love. Since man walked the earth we’ve attempted to define what love is. “And yet I wish but for the thing I have; My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” ~Shakespeare …

A love story — She trusted me Why I’m not sure There was no denying The love in her eyes She trusted me To be her lover Father of her children Her husband for life She trusted me To be there for her In times of joy In times of sorrow …

Submitting for The Lark’s poetry competition My fingers dance, prance To melodies birthed from a heavenly jazzman Notes newborn, airborne From calloused fingers worn By the years of sliding, gliding Across singing steel strings Ego evaporates, my mind misplaced I’m lost in space Each new note is a surprise An…

Ripping off the biggest bandaid Ten days from now I am heading to the Chicago area. Home. The place where the vast majority of my most treasured moments occurred. This is it. The BIG BANDAID I need to rip off. I have never been so conflicted in my life. I’m…

They go hand in hand — Which comes first? Love or trust? Can you love without first trusting the one you are sharing it with? Can you trust someone without first experiencing love on some level with said person? Or, are they simply the left and right hands of any feel-good human relationship? The vast majority…

Of you — I want to touch you Every curve of you Climb and descend Every peak and valley of you Every perfect imperfection Of you I want to taste you All your savory flavors Your sweet scents As I inhale you I welcome each bated breath Each sensuous moan As you rise…

Lime in d’coconut — Savannah was feeling no pain as she reclined on her chaise lounge overlooking the golden sands of Wailea Beach. This was surely due to the three Lime In D’ Coconut drinks she had guzzled. The mild trade winds tussled her light brown hair. Peeking just below her raised sunglasses were…

In 48 years — It has been thirteen months since my wife died. I have been suffering different stages of grief for most of that time. Then about three weeks ago, a switch flipped within me. …