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Neo-Romantic Indie Beat Poet
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Death

Time is Relative

The clock ticks From morning til night. One moment dawn light Warms young faces, Training wheels, and zoo […]

February 2, 2018 Poetry

Patterns and Dust

Passing through eternity, Through the cycles of infinity. Things grow and flourish, Decay and die, Each end a […]

November 17, 2017 Poetry

Stormbringer

Cold black blade Burning blood red runes Wisdom worms Burrowing into tombs The price of the blade Is […]

November 12, 2017 Poetry

Laying Awake in the Darkness

I’ve felt old and ancient Since I was 12 years old, Worn out, road weary, For reasons unexplained […]

October 28, 2017 Poetry

Reflections, Part I

There’s nothing left to say There’s nothing left to feel There’s no one left to save There’s no […]

October 2, 2017 Poetry

Don’t Forget

The new iPhone X has Dual 12 megapixel front facing cameras That operate in unison to produce Crisp […]

October 1, 2017 Poetry

Perspective

“Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say” – Marcus Aurelius, translated […]

September 23, 2017 Poetry

The Last Secret

Your dog was left in her living room, Still on his leash. This the only note you left, […]

August 27, 2017 Poetry

Content (Senryu)

Pleased to be alive Gardening in the hot sun Grieving not its end. 6/6/17 This senryu (aka a […]

June 6, 2017 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Survival Skills

In the chasm between dreams and reality Falls pain and disappointment, Bridged by madness and hope, Holding off […]

June 3, 2017 Poetry

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