a caravan of elephants and giraffes
mosquitoes on their backs
and a former trooper
masqueraded as a nomad
their flag-bearer
down the unfinished highway
in … Read more
World of chocolate
box of handmade chocolate
some white, some dark
few bitter, some sweet
some soft, few hard
all perfect chocolate ‘essence’
and delicious handmade ‘flaws’
a … Read more
City of walking crystal statues
city of walking crystal statues
all gloss
yet stoic
and cold
a wandering gypsy
gazed in their eyes
broke a taboo
broke the glass
touched … Read more
CUT your own cake
corporate greed
and castaway hopes
trust in tatters
while crooks elope
sensual flyers
satanic words
calming our fears
while world goes broke
Santa ain’t savior… Read more
When trust goes numb
took the bait
entered the van
trusting people
I shouldn’t have
ride was short
pain was not
my body bled
my last breath fled
people … Read more
Social capital of the day
Nowruz
Magic in a bottle
I can’t drink no more. Those were the days. Fireworks and scintillating euphoria.
Now I just dream. I close my eyes and imagine I’m tucked … Read more
Synchronicity and Santa Claus
While sitting at my favorite coffee shop this morning, I was listening to Portuguese Fado music. That brought back memories of my trip to Lisbon … Read more
Spring cleaning our insecurity closet
When someone calls us names that make us upset, are we upset because part of us “believes” in what they say? If someone calls me … Read more
