Poem: Idle Days on the Patuxent

The rain in Seattle makes me miss the east coast
With summers so hot you melt outside
Those brutal days are worth the warm nights
Where we would drink beer on the hood of your car
Watching the tide roll in lapping at the sand
As we skipped rocks shattering the stars

Poem: By the Moon

She swears by the moon
That she’ll love me forever
And I know in that moment
She’s just like the moon
Changing forever

Poem: Twilight Hues

the dark purple hues
of an oncoming twilight
changes leaves colors
from bright yellow red orange
to darker shades in the eve

Poem: Early Morning with Unanswered Questions

The silence of the wet street
Interrupted by the sounds
Our sneakers make as we walk
Following the stars away
From the sun soon to rise

Poem: Aimless

It’s 3:30 am on any given weekday
we stand on empty streets
quiet except for the aimless
which we count ourselves among

Poem: A Fall Day Precipitating Leaving

blooms are cyclical
beautiful temporary
in patience returns

Poem: Memories of Something that Never Happened

I never did get to kiss you
Though my body struggles
To accept that simple fact
My mind plays tricks on me
Where I think I can still feel
You lying in the wet grass
Next to me also shivering

Poem: Meeting in the Evening Greeting in the Morning

When I first saw her across a room
The light seemed to attach to her
Glowing like a personal halo illuminating
Her as she danced alone in the crowd
Seemingly unapproachable in beauty
And with unworthy intent I approached

Poem: Lily of the Night

Lily of the night
Blooming star shimmer pale white
I want to love you

Poem: 1:30 AM Wednesday

One thirty AM on a Wednesday
Is a terrible time to make decisions
Several drinks into a bad night
Shaping up to be a bad morning
Of vodka aspirin and self-loathing