A town with an ocean view. An unforgettable representation of the beautiful soul of cities that exist by the sea in Kiki's Delivery Service by Studio Ghibli. It was not conceivable to me back in my younger days that I would one day live by the sea. But as I journeyed my across life, here... Continue Reading →
Morning Rain Forgiven
Wind-swept by the lighthouse, black shapes Unsheathed in the pellets of rain, jaded hearts Undaunted by the sea’s inclemency; their embrace Opened up to the turquoise inquisition, lashing Claws at eternity’s rocks, breaking shards a sign Of pent-up resentment; bitterness echoing To the thunder above and underneath a leaden sky Rain sympathized with a fervor... Continue Reading →
Our Own Poetry
And that, my dear friend is poetry, That which brings joy to a man solitary, Makes musical a moment seeped in melancholy, Feels like a drop of hot, sweet honey; That, dear friend, is the gift of poetry. Harbinger of beauty, and of things unfelt, Things with which we deal and they did too With... Continue Reading →
Of Sunrise
Oh look! Oh look! At the rising Sun behind the clouds And the coyly whispering brook, At the moving branch with the wind As I at a portrait look Of a glowing amber hue in the East, For the early bird it's time to feast And us too upon an entrancing scene - Of vivacious... Continue Reading →
Trickle Down
Dripping in warm passion Pouring down their union Down the lashes, the lips Onto the steaming ground Where earthlings bore a tale Beneath a cold, laden sky Set ablaze in a moment Of fortuitous intimacy. Seeping into the marrow Of the fertile earth and below Past the squirms and scrurries Past the roots... Continue Reading →
The Worm and The Vine
Clinging to a fiendish vine, It squirmed to save a fall, Last sip of torrential wine, It flexed and tried to crawl. Trying to get a grip As death smiled discretely, A slender twig warped and nipped Around its fragile entity; One twitch followed by another, In vain; the hunter hurried, A battle lost but... Continue Reading →