Photo Credit: Peter Szto, PhD I try to capture in words a long dark night of the soul The edges of my soul Sometimes Feel raw
The Daily Song: Desire Matthew Mayfield
Matthew Mayfield’s Desire is the perfect soundtrack for yesterday’s poem She Burns. His voice and his lyrics haunt me, they curl up and get under
She Burns
At her age she truly Did appreciate The calm stability Of middle age Of mature love The security The lack of drama The quiet good life
December Ghost
I have been walking Through this holiday season As if from the inside Of an ice tunnel I see the cheerful lights I hear the
Self-Harm
This piece took shape after a conversation I had with another writer having his own long dark day of the soul. Hoping that the wolves have retreated
Mercury
My mood as late Has been like mercury In a barometer Rushing up then Plummeting down Always at the whim Of the fates Quicksilver pumping
Scent of Jasmine
Your curves call me across the room Begging my palms To travel languorously Across your terrain Your scent is jasmine Filling my nose, my
The Daily Song A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall Bob Dylan/Patti Smith Cover
Yesterday Patti Smith accepted the Nobel Prize on Bob Dylan’s behalf and sung a stunning and emotional version of A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. If you
I’m Still Breathing
Photo Credit: Peter Szto, PhD I had the conversation several times this week with other writers about one of the dynamic tensions inherent to writing.
