Poem: Crazy Driver
Problems in your life? You are likely recreating a problem you had in your first three years, with someone who didn’t know how to love you well. This issue takes some time to learn and relearn, and...
View ArticlePoetry is calling! Download the free ebook Feb 1-4, and read it on your phone...
Today and through February 4 (Pacific Standard Time), you can download my new poetry book for free! I hope you will try it, then let me know how it goes! Technically and what did you think of the 39...
View ArticlePoem: Gaksan (…take a hike with me!)
Gaksan a poem from the book With Open Arms: Poetry for Big Love and Real Life In town, my life is all manmade GS-25, kimbap shops, and power lines Waiting, rushing, looking both ways Concrete, asphalt...
View ArticlePoem: Thread of love …a Haiku about loving detachment
Rope was too heavy Attached now by just a thread We dance together — About the poem: Loving detachment is a tool we need to have in our relationship toolbox. When we are stuck in a pattern that we can...
View ArticlePoem: Rose-Colored Patches …a Haiku
Rose hips, hibiscus Floating rose-colored patches Mending what was torn About the poem Tea! So beautiful, varied, delightful, and flavorful. The whole process of selecting tea, brewing it, looking...
View ArticlePoem: Fairy Hands Massage …a Haiku
while wandering the fairy hands massage me working out the kinks About the poem: Unlike running on a treadmill, walking in nature at any speed seems to do the trick. Walking slowly, going nowhere in...
View ArticlePoem: Sunset Slurpee
Hold it right there! I want to paint you To capture you To memorize you The blues and blacks Reds and orange chunks Yellow and white streaks Melting across the sky Spilling onto the water Wait right...
View ArticlePoem: Secrets Hold Back the Healing Waters for Awhile
Secrets Hold back The healing waters For awhile But The healing waters The truth always Finds a way out Spills out Slips out Drips out Your tears Eek out Sneak out Leak out Speak out Let the healing...
View ArticlePoem: Let Me Be the Bridge …a prayer
Where there is a gap Let me be the bridge Where there is a lock Let me be the key Where there is fear Let me be love .. About the poem: Setting an intention is a skill that most of us aren’t taught...
View ArticlePoem: Crying in the Rain …a Haiku
Umbrella dripping You’d have to get close to see Crying in the rain .. About the poem: When I’m sad, I’m usually just tired, cranky or ungrateful. But, ask me about crying, on the other hand, and I’m...
View ArticlePoem: I Don’t Swim Alone
I don’t like to swim aloneThe neighborhood dogs already knowThat’s why they tumble and playAt the water’s edgeAnd wait for me I don’t like to swim aloneThat’s why the fish play near mePopping up,...
View ArticlePoem: Namildae Spa
Sand scrubs my feet Hot yoga as I leap from towel to shore Seaweed fronds swipe my skin Was that an instant facial? I swim through their greeting The strong hands of the sea roll me here and there...
View ArticlePoem: Ferry Me
The ship accepts my gasping dream Ten hours at sea Ferry me The breeze greets my broken heart Sea air delivery Ferry me The night sky meets my weary eyes Timeless and forgiving Ferry me – About the...
View ArticlePoem: Nature Time …a Haiku
Teach me to tell time Not with minutes and hours But with clouds and rocks . About the poem: This morning while walking at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Golden, Colorado, I was moved by seeing and being...
View ArticlePoem: God’s Country …a Haiku
Mountains, trees and plains Fill my eyes, my heart, my soul Home in God’s country – About the poem: Today I moved from my childhood home where I was staying Denver to the town where we raised our...
View ArticlePoem: A Kid, A River …kids and nature are a perfect fit!
A kid A river An hour or two Is enough of a plan Is plenty to do – About the poem: Sometimes, it’s hard to get kids out of the house. Away from the computer, the TV, the phone, friends, and the...
View ArticlePoem: Saxophone croons
The saxophone croons The sultry voice swoons The drums and snare are low My heart begins to slow Listening to The bluesFiled under: Poem Tagged: blues, calming, healing, Music
View ArticlePoem: When invited in
What can change a glass From half empty to half full? What can conquer the pain of loss Replacing it with sweet memories? What can sweep regrets away Leaving a clean heart, a fresh start? What can...
View ArticlePoem: Dance it Off
Shoulders, chest, hips Smooth slides, slips Bump, bump, bump Vine, turn, stomp and jump Single, single, double Keeps me outa trouble Party Rock Anthem All the Single Ladies And Beat It Metala, Sacala...
View ArticlePoem: Nature Time …a Haiku
Teach me to tell time Not with minutes and hours But with clouds and rocks . About the poem: This morning while walking at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Golden, Colorado, I was moved by seeing and being...
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