Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The ABC’s of My Favorite Things (The Short List)




Art that inspires

Books that take me away

Creating things that bring joy

Dancing til I’m breathless

Eating new dishes

Finishing goals I’ve set for myself

Giving gifts to see the smiles

Helping people

Intelligent conversation

Joking around with my loved ones

Kissing passionately

Loving with all my heart

Music that resonates with my soul

Nature in all its peaceful beauty

Opening a brand-new notebook to write in

Poetry as the art of painting with words

Quiet mornings drinking coffee by the window

Running like the wind in the moonlight

Sunlight warming my face

Touching soft skin while in a lover’s embrace

Uniqueness as opposed to the typical and ordinary

Victories however big or small

Watching ocean waves while salty breezes run fingers thru my hair

Xenomorphs, Dracula, Frankenstein, Godzilla…love old monster movies

Youthful laughter from my children as we snuggle

Zoos, aquariums, museums and planetariums… educational outings at their finest

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

The Music of the Poet


Writing verses like playing piano,

The words flowing effortlessly like notes on the wind.

Painting phrases on paper like lyrical pictures in the air.

Galaxies of ideas expanding in tone and volume,

Resonating thru one’s soul and bursting forth with deep feeling.

Composing art thru one’s fingers gliding across the expanse of pages or keys…

This is the Music of the Poet.

Poetry Deconstructed


Positivity juxtaposed to negativity

Opening of soul, mind and heart

Entering worlds of emotion, idea and dream

Traveling thru swirling paths of color and monochromacy

Rendering art to its very essence

Years and moments existing as a single moment in time