There are moments
when the idea will
only be contained
in verse.
Haikus are available HERE.

The Revenant
A poem both light and dark.

Pixabay / Larisa-K
Quiet Grace
Grace is a gift available and given to anyone.

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Conformity
All to be perfect

Pixabay / blickpixel
Divided
The day I lost my brother. (Siblings and Complex PTSD)

Pixabay / pixel2013
Bone Deep
A legacy we were not meant to carry

Pixabay / Pexels
Raindrop
His oak to my ivy. His sun to my rain.

Pixabay / shanjirsajid
Bliss
It isn’t all it is advertised to be.

Pixabay / draconianimages
For my brother
Duane Robert Stewart
October 16, 1964 – January 18, 2021

Pixabay / Mysticsartdesign
Glitter dust
Seven lines by seven syllables.

Pixabay / PublicDomainPictures
A poetic moment
A minimal poem in praise of Autumn.

Pexels / Paula Schmidt
A brief ode to 2020
Just like 2020, if you say it five times fast it’ll make your head spin.

WikiMedia / Fred Palumbo, 1941
Two Roads – ala Robert Frost
Robert Frost’s poem “The Path Not Taken” was the starting point for this homily of recovery.

Pixabay / GDJ
Hamlet, revised
“the play ‘s the thing. Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.” ~ Hamlet
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2 responses to “Poetry : the original soul food”
JD Grayson posted your poem Conformity on Medium. I love it.
I love this. I love its compactness and its imagery. The rhyming couplet in the middle made me smile, and the idea of a perfect figment is fascinating. The whole thing is lovely. Thank you.
Thank you.