Soul mates don't always connect.

A stranger's story.  

This is a pensive, reflective rondeau style poem consisting of 15 lines consisting of three stanzas; 5, 4, and 6 lines per stanza. The poem is straight forward and deals with my emotions, as two of my close male cousins ashes are to be returned to the earth.

A Christmas Story.

Some things in life have no expiration date

Holidays - Writings, pieces about holidays - mostly poems but all forms, I hope.

Relax! Have a Laugh!

Questions posed to a terrorist. Hopefully they speak for themselves.

I am attempting to branch out and free myself from the constraints imposed by the label 'war poet'. I once wrote a poem (sadly lost) which voiced my frustration at my apparent inability to write about anything other than combat and its aftermath. Now I am retired from the military, it's time to move on. So here goes. I have set myself the task of writing a poem a day to flex my atrophied literary muscles. The first poem is war-related, but I just couldn't help myself!

poems mostly xmas