​Conduit of hope

The bridge to nowhere My only escape Pervasive landscape While my heartbreaks Only a conduit Filtering my  screams Holding and protecting all my dreams Safe from those erosive streams I balance above Exterior rust Inside lined, with layers of trust Barrier  remains intact. Feels just I run along Landscape bleak Seeing a sign, miseries defeat… Continue reading ​Conduit of hope

Second hand

What is real and what is dream Hard to tell with you it seems What is real when all you know Is second hand, a major blow What is real, when all you share Is part  of life, but, is reality there? What is real is my mind fills in the blanks Reducing your imperfections… Continue reading Second hand

The Trijan poetry form

Trijan Refrain The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of… Continue reading The Trijan poetry form

Escape from reality

Daydreams, night schemes, Escape from reality, a little ego and vanity, Imagining a life together, always smiling whatever the weather, Rosey glow , when really I know, Pipe dreams crazy schemes, Charisma abounds excitement confounds, Reality check from a distance, you are perfect, Reading between the lines  you commit a few crimes, Happily ever after,… Continue reading Escape from reality