Those years I lived from inside out spent trembling in the winter’s sun seem distant now I hardly can recall, the race of my young heart the terror of being unlike the rest the rage of youth as we’d stampede then settle down to homework’s tasks In our innocence we believed our generation was differentContinue reading “The Terrible Teens – September 1996”
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Unexpected Day Off In The Country – December 1990
My workday problems seem remote. As the snow falls outside my window, Tea too hot to drink, grows cold, untouched as the last page of my book is turned. The quietness of this snowy day, stolen from a hectic week, is shattered periodically, by the shrieks, shouts and bangs from far off rooms. These sounds,Continue reading “Unexpected Day Off In The Country – December 1990”
Stopped Turning
Tonight the world stopped turning Like the gears of a clock tower Stuck with a shudder And for that moment I was dancing again with My dear Aunt Stella, whirling in the air with the music playing loud and we were laughing in her home not far from the Ocean where we played in theContinue reading “Stopped Turning”