The face now etched from a thousand smiles, the lines on brow from eyebrows raised in wonder. The sharp pains that jab on my right side recall carrying the younger on my hip to chase the elder before he crossed the curb into traffic, both grown strong and tall, not sure how many times weContinue reading “After A Life Well Lived”
Category Archives: prose
Spilled Wine To Remember
This morning holds more than memories; they are imprints etched into the very fabric of my soul, kept safely in the chambers of my heart. This year the celebration of our peoples freedom and the anniversary of my fathers passing sit one day apart. The significance of this holiday is woven into strands of DNAContinue reading “Spilled Wine To Remember”
Walk on the Beach
Against the bluest sky I shield my eyes from the sun to see the gulls drop oysters from above, letting gravity do the work of cracking them open on the rocks below. Todd’s Point is at the end of a narrow rock-walled road where the driver of the oncoming car shakes their head as weContinue reading “Walk on the Beach”
Love Letter to My Sister Suzie
March 29, 2026 Ever since I can remember, my sister, three years my senior, has been my guide and defender. My first playmate and my interpreter. She spoke Danny and would patiently explain to our parents what it was that I wanted. She held herself to high standards and set an example for me. TheContinue reading “Love Letter to My Sister Suzie”
The Hudson
Winter has pursed its lipsand blown across the surface,freezing waves in their wake. A river with tides that has carriedfleet Viking ships and hulled-out tree trunk canoesflows back and forth at the whim of the moonlong past the time man floats upon its surface. I gaze west across its watersand hush the whisper of unease;havingContinue reading “The Hudson”
A Wire Tied to a Kite
There is no question that I am at one of the oddest points in my life. I have emerged, I am emerging from a hibernation of sorts, and as I shake off the Rip Van Winkle fog of sleep, I look around and nothing is as I left it before she came into my life.Continue reading “A Wire Tied to a Kite”
Come Back To Bed
The eruption of tears, the depths of despair, the endless fog, self-neglect and recriminations have abated, if not stopped altogether, but she is still gone. Her hand in mine as we walked the streets of the city, until it took both of my hands to hold the purchases we had made. Sitting on the husbandContinue reading “Come Back To Bed”
Valentine’s Day
I will never know a love like this again. It was a few days before Valentine’s Day in 1974 that we met for the second time. The first time was a few years before, introduced by a mutual friend. We needed to let life knock the wind out of us before we realized we hadContinue reading “Valentine’s Day”
Alpha and Omega – The Clouds In My Tea
I gathered with soulsin quiet pursuitof the peace and serenityfound in the sitting. In this room by the riverShe asked us not to clear our mindsBut instead to awakenTo be inside the cylinder we call a body,To feel its container, crown to toe.She asked us to remember. Like a buzzing flyThe words of a wiseContinue reading “Alpha and Omega – The Clouds In My Tea”
Between The Sound and the River
At daybreak the air holdsa slight chill. There is something about the lighton this fall morning. It will be a good day to ride the trailsthrough the forests nestledbetween the Sound and the river. There is so much beautyto behold, to chase and capture. The other night I caughta Sunflower and the moonin conversation. PerhapsContinue reading “Between The Sound and the River”