Archive for August, 2008
What If I Called This Romance?
Something so bright it vanishes, Beyond believability, To suffer a feeling I’ve never known. Vanquished by my vanity. If only the curtain never closed, If there was more to the act, What if the road to forever was real, And the pavement never cracked? My mind plays tricks and calls them dreams, But am [...]
Whaleshead
(A poetic tale written with a bit of Scottish parlance) Have ye not known the tale of The Whaleshead? A black awful time It was — gripped by such a dread fright – When a raging sea, wroth with hunger, stole Near a hunner or two more a sad sorry souls And sent um down, [...]
"Influenced" by Katalyn Louis Parks
You’re more than this, And greater still, It’s just the teasing of your heart. Unremitting consequences, Beaten down, By something docile as a dart. It yearns again, It powers through, This is a bad example of me. I’ve hit my peek, And this is it, But there’s still something I have to [...]
A Soothsayer's Rune
A bard misplaced in time Paints portraits in moist soil And buries dreams in cloth As sky glows evening blue And black crows caw from wing. Night veils its secret thoughts In mist within the grove Unto which she is drawn To enter a portal To the forgotten side. Warm breezes brush her [...]
Setting Your Writing Price Doesn't Always Represent Your Writing's Worth
Some writers have it tough trying break out of the persona of the starving artist. Another issue many writers face is dealing with the fact that other writers in different niches or focus areas might raise an eyebrow when the subject of money comes up. If you ever want to see virtual sparks fly, be [...]
The Ghostwriter's Booksigning
I went to a book signing for a book I wrote the other night–only another person, a kind doctor, signed the books. The cover of the book features his smiling face and this same image graces the posters that were propped all around the store. But it would be impossible for you to find even [...]
The Lost Scent of Orange Blossoms
I grew up in Southern California Where my family Ate home cooked Meals together. That world died A horrible, slow death. Murdered Like in a horror movie– A corporate hit job. Bulldozers and chain saws Killed it and Dragged the corpses off Without a trial. The replacements were Televisions, Fast food, Video games, Internet; Reality [...]
First we spoke in this space of the seven capital sins. The series enjoyed a wide repercussion among readers, which made me very happy. But what about the seven cardinal virtues? The sins come before the virtues. As a wise man said, he who has not sinned has no merit in his virtue — because [...]
Dreaming South
reflecting new-born lust wanderer the lover sucks the new illusion another mile of country road dancing his sight with cornfields and soft destroyed broken light the sky will burn and Friday night is far away for blond girls and easy rides and summer rain drive- in kisses diaphanous mythical women with marble torsos and suns [...]
Precious
Today is the day that you were born My precious baby. Today is the day that you were born. My precious girl. I don’t know what star I wished upon My precious baby. I don’t know what star I wished upon My precious girl But my wish has come true My precious baby. But my [...]
