The words slide through the air Meant only for me Truth cloaked in a sexy smile Witticism drier than the Gobi — You tickle my frontal lobe Rapid-firing my neurons Your intellect is incitive Our laughing fits are marathons — A comic I’m not, still you laugh at me Awkwardly, our dance is all feet … More The Funny Things You Say
The ravenous feeling of late night Thoughts anything but straight Still thinking in the morning light In those stars is my fate With you, soaring higher than a kite I fall back to earth in a different state Struggling with all my might Nervous on our first date These butterflies took flight Surviving the impossible … More Late Life Love Affair
Life rejects the intuitive map Unexpected turns, detours, construction The scenery, pretty but foreign Was I staring at my own destruction? — Rivers run deep, yet creeks creep Anxiety builds, awaiting time to arrive The quiet invites deep, cold thoughts When doubt and fear thrive — In the neurons of my mind The universe peeks … More I’m Not Afraid
Getting old has some benefits. Retirement is a damn fine benefit if you happen to be healthy and had enough money to live comfortably. Let’s assume that you do. Forget about the aches and pains, at least for a moment. My top 10 benefits of being a senior. Senior Discounts. Sweet! Many businesses provide a … More Good to Be a Senior
I heard about this book on CBS Sunday Morning and I knew right away I needed to read this book. ‘If you are in Manhattan, traveling downtown on Fifth Avenue or Seventh Avenue, you can turn only left on Tenth Street. It’s a one-way street, west to east. Left on Tenth is my way home. … More Left on Tenth, A Second Chance at Life: Delia Ephron (a book review)
If I offered, I did so willingly Beating insanely, this heart left my chest Growing, wrapping around you Gripping, an emotional stress test — Love is the sweetest spring aroma Exploding like wildflowers along a country road Sweetness overpowers my senses Writing its own emotional source code — Beauty fills my watering eyes Will you … More Exchanging Hearts
There’s mystery in your history Too much attraction to resist reaction Gracious but dangerously flirtatious Your scent is my torment — We talk, then in a laugh you mock Something I said, my face turns brick red The dawn’s light is the ending night Much sharing, it’s about caring — The stars dance, I saw … More When I Look Into Your Eyes
The wind in the trees In the blush of a flower The sun on my face You have a healing power — Not broken, out to sea I washed up on the beach You helped heal this drifter Not even realizing what you teach — I saw you in the sky Clouds spelling your name … More You Are Always With Me
Penetrating winds engulf the soul Stripped bare to my essence No hiding, completely visible I am humble in your presence — Your eyes ask to lower my mask Trying, I cannot answer your question Words wedged deep, speechless Inside, my heart holds a confession — Seasons segue into memories We become a potent blend Each … More Humble
Maybe it’s me, or perhaps it’s she Through the snow and interference Every night at the stoke of one Her ghostly image makes an appearance — She has a lonesome, disembodied tone Climbing down from my dream The sand still coating my blurry eyes At six she disappears back into the stream — She arrives … More Test Pattern Girl
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