Kindred spirits and co-conspirators Oblivious to our many gaffes and faults From our best to the depths of trouble Falling down drunk doing somersaults Joyously we sailed the river of youth Navigating jagged rocks and white water Hard miles, dead-ends and detours Separate trails far from the alma mater There were long periods of silence … More The Journey of Friendship
The world will not wait while you ponder No one cares about your resume or stature The needle stands ready to move Go ahead, calculate the risk and temperature You were born naked and helpless You’ll likely pass the very same way Each day and moment define your life Every pause to examine adds … More The World is Waiting
Let go the rope, pull the ripcord Jump in the creek, paddle out to sea Unhook your mind, let you thoughts go No longer grounded to responsibility Taking flight, free as a bird Laying in the grass, head in the clouds Buried in a book, down the rabbit hole Rush hour traffic, lost in … More Lose Yourself
I failed to hear the hours tick away Every moment melted into the next And I stand aground another day Searching for clues I feel so vexed Swinging and untethered in the wind Directionless bounced by the gale Fragmented messages to comprehend Eye to eye with a bemused whale The sea always knows … More Time That Slipped Away
Goodbye my old stalwart friend Nearly extinct by a tiny life force The mighty one unable to defend Strong and ripped like a race horse On every American Main Street Tree houses and tire swings Every kid has climbed skyward Fanciful adventure rings Many childhood days spent in the air Invisible in a … More By Way of the Elm
If I offered you the forest Would you focus on the trees If you stuck your toe in paradise Could you feel the ocean breeze Squeezing tightly on the wheel The clutch and gas in a hot romance The rubber tread grips the road As eight pulsating cylinders dance Speeding away from what … More The Forest and the Trees
On any night, an encounter is possible Even when blanketing storms blow Star light is beguiling and magical A shimmering color-blind rainbow Anywhere, you will be found Even as God’s tears rain down Washing away foolish errors Stand there even if you drown Light from millions of years past Is giving you an … More When the Stars Find You
Can you see me from there The picture is hardly clear Feels like a million miles I am way over here It’s possible to count freckles Let me be your mirror The thermal energy crackles I could hardly stand nearer I’m completely out of breath You took every one from me Reached down … More Look Me in the Eye
Building a thought, word by word Hanging in the air, frozen in time Turning the image inside out Flowing syllables locked in rhyme Tongue-tied and brain twisted It flows naturally from your lips My words mixed like the salad Talk fades like a lunar eclipse Graciously you translate Millions of words, none … More These Words
I see things with critical clarity Not even slowing down to pass go Making the impossible seem possible Using every flavor of the rainbow Not so quiet, no longer patient So many pretend to be absentee We no longer hand out daisies Time to move aside or join me See the change, be … More Crusader
