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Christmas Eve

This Christmas Eve, I sit at my desk in the dining room of the house where we raised our sons, Eric and Mark. It’s the same home

December 25, 2024 · 2 min read

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Time

There was a time, there was a time, It seems just moments away. But it’s been half a century Since we kissed on Valentine’s

December 17, 2024 · 1 min read
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Your Skin Against Mine

There are so many things I miss about you. Your laughter bursting uncontrollably   From deep within you As often as not at something I did As

November 28, 2024 · 1 min read
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Love's Quartet

I In the silence of the night Long before the sun will rise I peer into the darkness And imagine that my essence, my awareness my

November 19, 2024 · 1 min read
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A Dervish Dance

My sweet bride, what have I learned since we started our journey down this road? I thought I knew bravery, grace and beauty I thought I

November 6, 2024 · 1 min read
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Familiar Roads

Memories of what seem to be past lives flash by like sign posts along the way

July 17, 2024 · 1 min read
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Your Absence

Your Absence is ever present and my search never ending.

June 20, 2024 · 1 min read
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Grateful

In the fog of my pain and confusion I have thrashed about Seeking salve for my wounds And remedies for my fractured “Humpty Dumpty” of a

June 17, 2024 · 1 min read
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On Your Birthday

On rain swept days or sun struck mornings I sit upon this marble bench in your rose garden, And sigh your name and wonder … If you

April 23, 2024 · 1 min read
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Times Gone By

My unseen hand touching the small of your back.

March 16, 2024 · 1 min read
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My Blessings

To the maker of stars and the stardust from which we are all formed, Who bent down from the heavens, and with the sweetest kiss, And

February 28, 2024 · 1 min read
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If Only

If only my heart were broken, Instead of shattered into shards, its clockwork ripping through time and space, parts scattered across the universe, never to be

February 23, 2024 · 1 min read