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Category: My Poems

Insanity by Any Other Name


Loved Sherlock Homes and the Upanishads Loved the Jolly Good Show on the BBC Loved the make-believe on the silver … More

Insanity, Poem, Poetry

That Familiar Feeling


That familiar feeling comes over meAgain, promising much like beforeBut I have learned to ignore it coollyMuch you have to … More

Love, Poem, Poetry

Journeying Together


Taking a few steps togetherLooking in different directionsSweet pangs may lie aheadWhen we part and departOr maybe we can wing … More

Poem, Poetry, Relationship

On Watching “Top Gun”


The adrenaline rushMust be differentIn their veinsMade as they must beOf a different mettleNot for meTheir passionsNot for meTheir guts … More

Poem, Poetry, Top Gun

Everyone is Dispensable


The earth does not stop spinningNor do the seasons stop changingNor does the sun stop lighting upNor do the stars … More

Indispensable, Poem, Poetry

My Mother’s Advice to Me


I remember my mother oftenAnd her seemingly innocent adviceTo see God in everyoneBut being not so innocent as herI often … More

Mother, Poem, Poetry

Being a Nonconformist


Yes, this world is beautifulWith its moonlit climesAnd stars-filled skiesFlowers in colorful bloomMountains clad in snowRivers glittering in the sunAnd … More

Conformity, Poem, Poetry, Rebellion

A Heady Cocktail


When I think ofAll that could have beenAll that has not beenA twinge of regretA catch of breathA pang of … More

Poem, Poetry

Carry On, Folks


Carry on, folks,Living as you do,Not for meThis world of yoursIn which you delight.My heart is setOn that somethingWhich is … More

Poem, Poetry, World weariness

Getting Back to Where I Belong


Ah, how nice it would beTo be back where I belongYes, a university, any ol’ oneWhere freedom is in the … More

Belonging, Poem, Poetry

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