Category Archives: Poetry
Boston, MA
Boston is my home
But I hardly admit it
Except for today
When honesty strikes
I love that dirty water
After all it’s home
Child Poets Amongst Us
Child poets amongst us
A flash of brilliance
Too bright to behold
Brief and profound
Sometimes too sad
Sometimes too much
In childhood Jim
Tortured by souls
Dead Indians on the road
A delusion and inspiration
Madness descending
Lizard king disappears
Jeff following footsteps
But his own light
A hello turns upside
A goodbye unintended
A rush of water
Pain that endures
I ache for Michael
Lost love unfulfilled
His fault perhaps
Too much too fast
Who hasn’t been there
A boy to hold
Madness and brilliance
Hand in hand
Syd struggled
Promise unfulfilled
Your name to borrow
Nothing else
Love castigated
The hubris required
Ian lost the grip
Joy never known
Sought at all turns
But the end was near
The deep ache
Soul never ending
Too much for one
Our pearl Janice
Never ours truly
Laughter still rings
Demons at all turns
Amy swallowed whole
Wanton abandoned
Excess and hurt
To hold her tightly
Assure her good exists
I cry for each
Figuratively sometimes
Others tears do come
Can’t protect the world
The poets and warriors
All the same at the end
A year ago
Just a year ago
In Barcelona we were
The rain welcomed us
August Haikus
8/1/2012
You are wonderful
I’ve said it often before
I will never stop
8/2/2012
We’re trapped by hatred
Warmongers stroke the fires
All we need is love
8/3/2012
Noise can be a friend
Reminding us to awake
For what we have shared
8/4/2012
Do you remember
Making mix tapes of our songs
Decades passed quickly
8/5/2012
I thought I saw you
A shadow brushing my leg
A Doberman dream
8/6/2012
Moments happen when
The relief seems possible
Physics negate it
8/7/2012
We explore planets
With robotic surrogates
Mystery ourselves
8/8/2012
We stoke the fire
Actions without consequence
Karma comes around
8/9/2012
Life’s a marathon
Elegance of the journey
Trumps instant success
8/10/2012
It took me seconds
To realize what was framed
You’re a romantic
8/11/2012
I don’t deserve you
It’s an honest sentiment
Makes me work harder
8/12/2012
Beeps and pops abound
A constant cacophony
That is our soundtrack
8/13/2012
It’s one last prayer
Dear God please deliver us
No one to listen
8/14/2012
Dates are meaningless
Encumbered with such power
Another check mark
8/15/2012
Once around the sun
Words on a virtual notepad
In five seven five
July Haikus – Second Half
July Haikus – First Half
7/1/2012
I wont’t let you go
Attachment can be toxic
My eyes wide open
7/2/2012
As the water drips
And the coffee percolates
My love grows stronger
7/3/2012
We are born clean slates
But we chalk life imagined
It’s time to erase
7/4/2012
True independence
It is a simple concept
Not an easy one
7/5/2012
When silence deafens
And calm brings panic attacks
The answer: your hands
7/6/2012
Sometimes I wonder
Do I deserve the dessert
I live a charmed life
7/7/2012
In the marketplace
Invented reality
It is the truth unknown
7/8/2012
It’s the way you think
Unexplained phenomena
Your reality
7/9/2012
“Waiting on a friend”
Is my favorite Stones song
I’m the only one
7/10/2012
I don’t want to talk
It is the time for action
Perhaps a cuppa
7/11/2012
Every single day
Pictures of you surround me
Your presence always
7/12/2012
A hot summer day
We run up the grassy hill
It’s an adventure
7/13/2012
The road side radar
Clocks me at twelve miles per hour
I laugh as I run
7/14/2012
Tapas day today
After months of avoiding
No quiero jamón
7/15/2012
We all die alone
But our moments together
Make up for it all
June’s Haikus
6/1/2012
Will you marry me?
I meant to say, but stumbled
A smile and a kiss
6/2/2012
It’s luck you may say
I’ve learned that it rarely is
You must row to shore
6/3/2012
Everything changes
But almost never at once
I breathe in and out
6/4/2012
Fashion comes and goes
You’re a classic everyday
It’s substance and style
6/5/2012
Even when challenged
Optimism begets good luck
Your calm assures me
6/6/2012
When I’m around you
I am your priority
How lucky am I?
6/7/2012
His voice in the dark
Never knew him but miss him
Too young to have died
6/8/2012
Such self importance
A bell ring reminding me
That we’re all babies
6/9/2012
Wir müßen weg hier
Ich habe es gesehen
Wer hat verloren?
6/10/2012
Ringing never stops
I wonder what silence is
There’s nothing but sound
6/11/2012
If clothes make the man
What do mine say about me?
I feel generic
6/12/2012
They’re precious moments
Your laugh is infectious
Fall for you again
6/13/2012
We all sing through life
Without knowing all the words
Having lyrics helps
6/14/2012
Would life be worth it
If your crystal ball did work
Never ending play
6/15/2012
Changes drive forward
Standing still’s not an option
It never has been
6/16/2012
Obstacles ahead
Likely of your own making
This is a constant
6/17/2012
You gave up your dreams
In exchange for our future
Father and hero
6/18/2012
Your wings fluttering
A language misunderstood
Patterns in mid air
6/19/2012
In the final act
Will a whimper be enough
Or a grand gesture
6/20/2012
Nothing is final
For nothing ever began
Waves and particles
6/21/2012
They can be angels
But we would never know it
We act like guardians
6/22/2012
A smile in the crowd
Gives way to an epic tale
Building narrative
6/23/2012
A far jet engine
Rumbles like a god’s weapon
And leaves a soft cloud
6/24/2012
An expectation
Words that you never utter
What do I do next?
6/25/2012
Fear creeps in again
Is this what you have wanted?
Too many questions
6/26/2012
A gift from the gods
A fine night at the movies
My love by my side
6/27/2012
Do we understand
The stories we tell ourselves
Just dime store playwrights
6/28/2012
Place to cry and laugh
My home and my hiding place
Your welcome embrace
6/29/2012
Cuando tu sueñas
La guitarra de tu voz
Habla de amor
6/30/2012
At first it welcomes
Summer heat warms the muscles
It traps you with time
Second Half of May’s Haikus
5/16/2012
Expectation builds
Is my plan special enough?
I’m a born worrier
5/17/2012
Proud of your success
Tenacity and hard work
A wonder to see
5/18/2012
Breakfast for dinner
It’s the happy announcement
I am Pavlov’s Dog
5/19/2012
One step at a time
The run builds as time passes
In and out breathe calms
5/20/2012
My weakness again
Stops me from feeling myself
How do people eat?
5/21/2012
Is the timing right?
Doubt creeps up at strangest times
Certainty doesn’t come
5/22/2012
Music wafts and wanes
Sometimes it reflects my moods
Other times foretells
5/23/2012
Simple things abound
Satisfaction inherent
Just let it happen
5/24/2012
On days that beguile
When duty guides our actions
Call Buddha nature
5/25/2012
Turbulent flow laws
Applying to traffic snarls
Life once imagined
5/26/2012
Softness draws me in
Your lips are slightly parted
My eyes close, waiting…
5/27/2012
Humans are strange beings
Oddities become a life
Commonplace for all
5/28/2012
It is not a flaw
To sweat when warmth comes to call
Balance is an art
5/29/2012
One upon a time
Solitude was my refuge
It’s now only you
5/30/2012
We can’t be a team
If you decide without us
Business a cliche
5/31/2012
Seconds tick away
The anticipation grows
Will she answer “yes”
Second Half of April Haikus
4/16/2012
Tears ran down their cheeks
Feeling slighted, no reason
I’m a therapist?
4/17/2012
During those late nights
When the travel interferes
Rescue me again
4/18/2012
My head surrounded
By impenetrable fog
Will there be an end?
4/19/2012
At the pool we stay
While my spirit does rebound
Your laughter cures it
4/20/2012
In the sun we move
Towards a new adventure
Time to let it go
4/21/2012
While eating dinner
The thought comes to me in waves
When will time be right?
4/22/2012
Waves crash over us
Playing as if we’re children
The truth of our life
4/23/2012
Warm hand caresses
When the cold descends on me
Green eyes shine like stars
4/24/2012
The Strange Museum
Where my words sit bare, alone
May your eyes bless them
4/25/2012
La vida normal
Encuentra una gran verdad
Todo es nuevo
4/26/2012
To open my eyes
And see your beautiful face
A blessed man, I am
4/27/2012
A simple comment
Knowledge deeper than mere rote
Your brain astounds me
4/28/2012
Searching for meaning
In the sweet chaos of life
An eye for detail
4/29/2012
Your knife deftly cuts
Heat transforms flavors quickly
Your skills sustains us
4/30/2012
Duty comes calling
Lovingly, you support me
Your patience abounds

