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Poetic Alchemy
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Original poetry that reflects on the joys and struggles of daily life in American culture
Recent Posts
The Jigsaw Tree
My twisted roots oddly reach for the sky,having tried to accommodate my wishes to transplant myself in lush green fields,where trees of my ilk do not belong.While my failed ambition lies buried in the distant past, I still stand at an awkward angle a...
Dandelion Dreams
Tiny fingers embracea dandelion stem bearingsoft white fluff.Gently the stem issnapped, and fascinated eyesadmire the intact cottony crown. A sweet kiss is blown, sending grateful seeds to play in manicured lawns.As the barren stem is twirledand th...
Celebration of Friendship
Through your eyes, my treasured friend,I glimpse my true self for the first time.I stop striving to become and simply am. In your words, my trusted friend,I discover acceptance.I face myself squarelywith serenity.Through this bond, my true friend,we ...
Survivor
She outlived the deathof the narrative of her life.The singular path that opened up to herand then became her identitywas transformed in one fateful instant into irrecoverable loss, as immaterial as the stuff of dreams.She retreated into dreams.Her b...
City Blues
Sunlit skyscraperscast somber shadows beneathblazing glass and steel....
Abandoned
Black handle of snowcovered red wagon pokes out,grasped by the north wind....

