Category Archives: Poem

Often the flame that burns brightest dies out first, leaving us in a night all the more dark. Perhaps those souls that soar the highest catch heaven’s eye and are drawn in Or perhaps the nets are random, pulling in … Continue reading →

A warm autumn descends into winter and the chill matches my mood. As harsh a winter as we’ve ever had feels right while I sit here and brood. The winter chill holds on late into spring fighting to release its … Continue reading →

I want to cry. Really, I want to….but I can’t. I have good reason to cry, but I can’t let it go. Years of conditioning… don’t show weakness. When the tears start to come I bite my lip. I empty … Continue reading →

Yet there is beauty here still… The Tint of sunset Reflections on water And the endless seas The Wind in my ear roaring of the waves birds singing in trees Laughter of children the soft touch of love her all-knowing … Continue reading →

The tears don’t fall but I still feel sad, I know that’s the way it must be. In my case sorrow cannot be stopped, I need to be honest with me. The never-ending ache in my heart has now become … Continue reading →

Being a dad isn’t cheering at the game, it’s schlepping them to practice 3 or 4 times a week. Being a dad isn’t proudly watching the concert, it’s listening to eternal scales played over and over. Being a dad isn’t … Continue reading →

I’m in a forest.  It’s night time. There is a raging storm, thunder, lightning, wind and rain. Sometimes I’m alone. Sometimes my wife or my children are with me. Sometimes they drift off, wandering their own paths. I’m generally headed … Continue reading →