drop of red wine
stains the white linens
harvest moon

drop of red wine
stains the white linens
harvest moon
the young couple
dances to a silent tango

drop of red wine
stains the white linens
harvest moon
she wakes up to find
he was never there

drop of red wine
stains the white linens
harvest moon
from the couple’s
honeymoon suite

drop of red wine
stains the white linens
harvest moon
her lover
closes the blinds

crows eat the kernels
the tractor leaves
behind

crows eat the kernels
the tractor leaves
behind
an old farmer imagines…
a better life

black starry night
staring below
the yellow lines become one

black starry night
staring below
the yellow lines become one
a car passes through
the rundown gas station

black starry night
staring below
the yellow lines become one
with the wind in her hair
she is free

lost in my thoughts
black starry night
staring below
the yellow lines become one
a brick house with a white picket fence

black starry night
staring below
the yellow lines become one
caffeine fails
as his eyelids droop

yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light

yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light
a flower dress blows in the breeze
in the pages of a paperback

yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light
the child picks a treasure
for her teacher

enjoying my walk
I stop to see
yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light

yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light
the spider basks on the petal
as a child runs by

my shoes never stop
pause…
yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light

her wrinkled hand
softly takes hold
yellow tulip
moist with dew
reflects the morning light

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
the lightening outside
is like the deepening storm
raging furiously within

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
becomes a woman
his soul mate

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
why is my four year
old so creative

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
reminds him
to motivate himself

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
no masterpiece
to be created today

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
he stares at her nude body
in love

on his fingers
used charcoal
the blank pad
he stares
but doesn’t see

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
run home to momma
stand up and take responsibility

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
she imagines a tiny hand
on the way to the clinic

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
to marry or not
that is the question

for the first time
the one
college love
baby in the oven
what to do now

beautiful girl
college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
as much as I love her… I run

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
his mom says one thing
my dad says another

my mother warned me
college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
her warning echos

college love
baby in the oven
what to do now
so he leaves me
all alone

pub patrons laugh
my Japanese fan
passed around

pub patrons laugh
my Japanese fan
passed around
after each sip
I show a little more leg

sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance

sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance
across the street the girls
sigh over their first kiss

sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance
she had great legs
and a fat... Ron what
you asked

sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance
their boutonnières
on the night table

mother and father
try to sleep…all the while
sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance

sharing the room
the brothers gossip
of their first dance
some told of hands on waist
others south driven by testosterone

your silhouette in the corner
wicked you stand
holding her hand and glancing away

best friends forever
that forever
came too soon

best friends forever
that forever
came too soon
they left without me saying good bye
where do we go now

best friends forever
that forever
came too soon
the rain clouds
sink behind the mountain

Forgetting the warning I was given
best friends forever
that forever
came too soon
wishing I would have listened

best friends forever
that forever
came too soon
flowers adorn
the brand new grave

best friends forever
that forever
came too soon
he walked away
the wind helped him along

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives
a spark of imagination
as they hear distant church bells

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives
day dreaming of white dresses
at my office chair

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives
for those three words
they complete my world

the smile on his lips
he places the ring on my finger
his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives
nature stands still
in anticipation

his eyes tell me
I love you too…
waiting all of our lives
we don’t even have to say
one word

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
in the distance I see
the light of my soul mate

faith family,
and friends,
my lighthouse
guides me
home

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
reaches out to me
in the darkness

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
with a broken light
because of divorce

the perfect mix
faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
the safest place

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
has many
memories of bonding

fog blocks my vision
dead end
faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse

faith family,
and friends
my lighthouse
their light forever
guiding me

Twins?
. . . just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name

Twins?
. . . just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name
wants to say
.... that's not my name

Twins?
. . . just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name
I'm secretly proud
to be considered her family

all through life
we trade off
Twins?
. . . just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name

you mean, her and I?
Twins?
…just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name
We giggle

Twins
…just best friends
the teacher still calls me by her name
at our high-school reunion
she is now fat

loneliness before
feeling winter’s bitter
wind again

listening to my heart
loneliness before
feeling winter’s bitter
wind again
never ending cycle

loneliness before
feeling winter's bitter
wind again
solitude and coffee
cause euphoria and warmth

loneliness before
feeling winter’s bitter
wind again
no way to prepare
hold me

loneliness before
feeling winter’s bitter
wind again
I pull my jacket
close to my skin

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
everything was left
like it was the day she left

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
an empty chair
where the girl used to play

September dusk
the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
leaving its trail…

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
nature is oblivious
to the plight of the living

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
look it’s a cat
Fluffy!

reminiscing
in the attic
the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture

the inch worm
moves
across the dollhouse furniture
for once
it is the giant