In January, I released my first chapbook, The State of Mercury. In my post about its release, I mentioned this chapbook has poems about the many moods and states we pass through as people. Today’s post features a poem from The State of Mercury. This poem will also be included in my third book, ShadowContinueContinue reading “Lazy”
Category Archives: Modern poetry
Night Train
Sometimes, we all have trouble sleeping. Several times a month I find myself restless or laying there wide awake or harassed by noises, and I can’t fall asleep. As annoying as this can be, sleepless nights have also been the birthplace of many poems. Below is one I wrote a few months ago in theContinueContinue reading “Night Train”
Going Out—Bukowski
I don’t know how I came across Charles Bukowski, but he was the first prose poet I read, and it was a revelation. Here was a guy that was just talking—no meter, no rhyme, no hifalutin language. Just talking and often telling wild stories about his depraved life in the city. I had never readContinueContinue reading “Going Out—Bukowski”
Just Because
Since it’s nearly Valentine’s Day (or “Singles Awareness Day” as my daughter calls it), I thought it apropos to post a poem I wrote for my wife a few years ago. “Just Because” appeared in my second book, Event Horizon. And whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or Singles Awareness Day, I wish you a happyContinueContinue reading “Just Because”
Gratitude
It’s been in the 50s lately, and our snow is almost gone. Everything thawing reminded me of “Gratitude,” one of the poems in my recently released chapbook, The State of Mercury. Sometimes I don’t know why one thing makes me think of another. “Gratitude” depicts a thaw and change of seasons but I’m not totallyContinueContinue reading “Gratitude”
Listening to the Dark
Fairly often, odd thoughts stroll through my mind, and sometimes, those odd thoughts find their way into poems. “Listening to the Dark” is one such poem. When I get up in the middle of the night, I often find myself stopping in the dark and listening. Whoever coined the phrase, “pregnant silence” was so right.ContinueContinue reading “Listening to the Dark”
Conscience
Last week, I announced my first chapbook, The State of Mercury is now available on Amazon. My first review—3 stars—was underwhelming but that’s how it goes; some like your work, some don’t, and some like it sixty percentish 😆 If you’ve read anything I’ve offered on Amazon and like it better than 3 stars, IContinueContinue reading “Conscience”
The State of Mercury Now Available!
Last week, I said my first chapbook would be out in a week or so. I’m happy to announce that The State of Mercury is now available on Amazon! This chapbook has a nice sampling of poems from both my books and explores the many moods or states of mind people move through. In addition,ContinueContinue reading “The State of Mercury Now Available!”
Hope—The State of Mercury
In a previous post, I mentioned I’m working on my first chapbook: The State of Mercury. This week, I am working on the final steps to self-publish it! I expect it to come out on Amazon in the next week or so. All the poems in The State of Mercury will explore the mercurial orContinueContinue reading “Hope—The State of Mercury”
Christmas Tree
Tonight, we decorated our Christmas tree as a family. Carols played from another room as we talked, laughed, and enjoyed adorning branches. But Christmas trees remind me of another tree, and the deeper meaning of Christmas: “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that, having died to sins, we mightContinueContinue reading “Christmas Tree”
A Wandering Minstrel 