*The Great Diversion* An Author writes his novel—Hoping he’ll make it big…A Musician plays in his Band –Hoping for a Larger gig.An Artist paints a canvas—Hoping to be on display…Broadcast Majors plan to Announce—They study Play by Play.An Athlete Runs Many…
*Flip the Switch* When I walked into your illuminating room,My eyes correlated the Brightness.It may have been this two-fold Ray,That caused me to be so blind.Rendered Dim,I was unable tolook any further.The room remained blissfulStill—The only charge wasIgnorance.When I dared…
From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy *Scrapbook* Precious carats of time cannot be restored— Not even by Chips off the Block. We can only pick up the scraps and protect this lasting jewel, Even when the…
From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy *The Inspiration* When life hands them lemons, They make Masterworks. Days that begin as tomatoes— They grind into Heinz Field. You see tomato, They say tomato— But they don’t simply say, “tomato,” but rather,…
“I’m always waiting for you girlI’m always waitingSo maybe I’ll wait, I’ll wait, I’ll waitAnd maybe I’ll wait too longYou were the first but you won’t be the last if I keep traveling onAlways, look forward, and may all your…
“Feel the wind, darlingI think your love’s sinking inAnd I could swim now that I love somebody.” – Yoste
“When I ramble onAnd I often doRemind meTo travel on to you” – Big Thief
“Like hand prints in wet cement,She touched me, it’s permanent” – Machine Gun Kelly
Alma Mater is a series that celebrates the universities of the United States through poetry. Kirkus Reviews has described the series as “A thoroughly unique project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” I see it as a project…
“Yeah, isn’t it amazing how a man can find himself alone Call into the darkness for an answer that he’s never known Yeah, isn’t it amazing how God can take a broken man Yeah, let him find a fortune, let…
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