As the firefly
Moves across
The darkness
Leaving a trail…
Moments fleeting
Into memory
Then mist’s winds
Drag them
Beyond the treetops
Up to the stars
Tag: free verse
An Oregon Memory
Today I’m remembering
Dreamy winters night’s
Near the coast of Oregon
A steady rain falling
Drinking coffee with friends
Jazz plays from a small radio
Voices of friends faded
Some returned to dust
This time so many ago
Many rains have washed away
The memory dusty not gone
Rage’s Danger
Danger in offended rage
Most toxic of poisons
Seeps into our marrow
Boiling, burning away joy
Leaving nothing by charred
Remains
No Excuses?
No excuses mentality
Feeds into my insecurity
Of not getting everything done
Even without sleep for days
Visions of The Reaper?
I thought I saw
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Awakened Early
These moments
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When I hear Iz Sing
Every time
I hear Iz sing
“Over The Rainbow”
I’m filled
With delight
And quiet
Sadness
Kindness spoken
Perhaps
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Light up the Sky
A voice to speak
Now, light the sky
With the beauty
Of your soul
Black History Month Meditation 2: Langston Hughes
Slowly I study the man
Delighting in imagery
Phrases bending to his will
And the flow of his heart
Slowly gazing into the soul of
Of a poet’s ghost
Tendrils of dreams
Glimmering in morning dew
Fading at the touch
Of my privilege