Monthly Archives: July 2016

There’s a poem tearing chunks out of my heart. A need, a fiery need to craft words That will ensnare and capture your soul. To define, to limit, to bind, to possess all that is you. Each touch, each caress, … Continue reading →

We met in a bar near Columbus Circle And spent a weekend together. It was dopamine at first glance. Followed quickly by serotonin and adrenaline. From Friday to Monday, our synapses awash, We held onto each other and secreted the … Continue reading →

As the political primaries draw to a close and what promises to be one of the most heated election cycles in US history begins to unfold I am reminded of the words attributed to Judge M.B. Gerry who presided over … Continue reading →

It is infinitely better to demonstrate love but never articulate it than it is to articulate but never demonstrate.

The July 11, 2016 edition of the Houston Chronicle carried an interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, written by Adam Liptak.  Below is a short sampling taken from the article followed by a copy of a letter I … Continue reading →

One hundred years she has slumbered A crystal box her narrow bed. One hundred years she has waited For a princely kiss to restore her. At long last her prince arrives, His form a frog, cruelly enchanted as well. She … Continue reading →

For the past few years there has been a lot of talk in the US of A about creeping socialism and the idea that we might be becoming Norway or Denmark.  Who would have thought that the actual role model … Continue reading →

The red bird, with flashing wings Throws himself into the fray. His enemy, equally frenzied, Not retreating, stands his ground. They crash together, then rebound. The red bird retreats a distance then attacks again. A second hit, a third and … Continue reading →