Unwanted Guest

An eight-legged shadow is parked in the place, A master transformer of corners and space. He’s clearing out flies, keeping things in good order, But he’s making me freak—I am no brave marauder! ​We lock eyes a moment, both freezing in place, A six-foot-tall giant, a speck in his space. My baser instincts tell me… Continue reading Unwanted Guest

Why rhyme

Words crawl across the page Full of ideas, need to engage Stories, prose or rhyme Has to be rhyme, when , little time Rhythms and rhymes feels so easy Feel so right, work so cleanly Poetry purists will say how cheesy Expell their breath, very wheezy An idea to express,  reaction to provoke  A hope… Continue reading Why rhyme

Why Rhyme?

Words crawl across the page Full of ideas, need to engage Stories, prose or rhyme Has to be rhyme, when , little time Rhythms and rhymes feels so easy Feel so right, work so cleanly Poetry purists will say how cheesy Expell their breath, very wheezy An idea to express, a reaction to provoke A… Continue reading Why Rhyme?