03-10-18 City Gallery

Walking through the neighborhood
Enjoying the architecture all around
So much history can be found in town
These sidewalks are like a museum

03-09-18 Intestinal Fortitude

Sometimes it's hard
To keep on pushing

Sometimes it's tough
To not give up

Those are the times
When I dig down deep

For that little something extra
To keep pushing through the pain

03-08-18 Animal Machines

Rolling beasts malfunctioning
Attack of the evolutionary life forms
Artificial intelligence is growing
The perfect computer is a living being

Meat flesh merges with machines
Grind up mind control revolutions
Insanity is the only logical solution
When heart engines engage brain chips

03-07-18 Twenty Year Anniversary

These are the best days
These are the best times
When our child is young
And our seeds are growing

Never forget how much I love you
This life we've built together is everything
Wonderful light and love shines around us
Keep it all locked safely in your heart forever

03-06-18 Snowflakes Frozen In Motion

Quiet snow fall
Waves of white wind
Sheets of cold crystal
Flakes crackle

03-05-18 Look Beyond Images

New pictures in your brain
Stain my eyes with a wild surprise
When colors come out of hiding
To hypnotize your blind disguise

But what does it all mean
How can we be inspired
While still leading a life
Where beauty is defined
By the strength of character
And not by looks alone

03-04-18 Hard Candy Culture

Chocolate fountains and powder puffs
Marshmallow fluff in cotton candy clouds
Sprinkles of sugar rain down from the sky
Blueberry watermelons splashing cherry lime
Chewy on the inside with a juicy center

03-03-18 Friends In Need

When all
we had
was nothing

We always
wanted
everything

03-02-18 Subway Shove

Act like animals
All the way home
Push and shove
Leave it alone

03-01-18 The Missing Link

Another missing piece
In life's grand puzzle
Fits in place perfectly
When you simply consider
That Sasquatch lived here first
Before extraterrestrials came
Down to Earth to breed with them
Giving birth to human beings
At the dawn of our civilization

02-28-18 Adventures In The Groove

Dancing spirit angels
Shifting energies around
In joyous patterns of motion
With notions of immortality

Twirling and swirling in air
Hypnotized by the cool beats
Bouncing in a cacophonous crash
Into a soundscape of visual euphoria

02-27-18 Reflecting Rainbows

Broken mirrors shine
Slivers of light through
Smashed glass pieces
Refusing to reflect upon
Your true inner self

Let your open heart grow
Show your new true colors
Share the emotions you hide
Deep down inside your soul
The whole world is ready
To embrace your true self

02-26-18 Righter's Block

Too many thoughts
Not enough time
So far behind
No reason or rhyme

02-25-18 Disco Fight

Quiet dance around
Silence can be deadly
Music never stops playing
Confusion becomes fear
Poison control in mind
Check out these fancy moves
Ouch punches kick screaming
Spinal fluid stingers swing
Rotten teeth and bulging eye
Broken bones inside

02-24-18 We Need A Hero

Monsters and giants unleashed
Evil villains plot our destruction
Robots explosions and laser beams
Only a superhero can save us now

02-23-18 Lost Ghost

Unknown interference
Static shock from beyond
Stirring in the empty room
Restless spirit finding peace

02-22-18 Wounded Unicorn

Broken hearts wide open
Smashed glass on the floor
Quiet rages rising to a roar
More emotional explosions
Beautiful music soothes the pain
In a cold wilderness of darkness
Death depression drugs money
Singing out loud for your life
Swan songs wailing in the rain

02-21-18 Bad Poets Society

Knocked out in the first round
Kiss the sidewalk and take a breath
Try to stand back up to fight again

Write again or wrong intentions
Twisted beauty in the beholder's eye
No one can force you to like something

There is no one you know
Who can write bad poetry
As badly as I can

These words are meaningless
Unless you try to understand
Openness to interpretation

Lists of words or verbal salad
Vocal vomit in a key note speech
An art form within it's self

02-20-18 Stand And Speak

Speak out against hate
There is no place for it here

Stand up against aggression
There is no need for it here

Speak up against bigotry
There is no platform for it here

Stand out against evil
There is no home for it here

02-19-18 Freezer Burn

Fizzle fry another way
That guy tried to say goodbye
Whatever they said was a lie
Next time try not to cry

02-18-18 Romantic Light

Winter willows weep
Sweeping the tides
Moonlight rides
On starlight shines

Kissing in the sunlight
Drink dripping honey
Straight on the rocks
Sipping a cold drink dry

Mystery in your eyes
Beauty lies in your mind
Touch my imagination
Reach out beyond romance

02-17-18 Without Wings

Take a leap of faith and fly
Sing a song of fire in the sky
Stretch your arms out wide
Open your heart and glide

02-16-18 Twenty Third Street Strut

Catching up
On all those things
That I never have
Time to do

Walking across town
Watching the crowd
Checking out fashion
Trends on the edge

Madison Square Park
Kids on the playground
Men in business suits
On line at Shake Shack

Hawks in the trees
Cool breezes blow
Would you like to know
What this neighborhood has seen

02-15-18 Natural Symphonies

Raindrops like drum beats
Banging down on the roof
In rhythm with the universe
To the sounds of life evolving

02-14-18 Hearts

Golden hearts shine
Bleeding hearts cry
Candy hearts sweet
Broken hearts defeated

Lonely hearts suffer
Beautiful hearts glow
Evil hearts poisoned
Magic hearts dazzle

Open hearts love
Cold hearts whither
Stolen hearts pine
Sacred hearts divine

02-13-18 Hope For Change

Thirteen days behind
Left out in the cold snow
Jealous of your lifestyle
Hoping for a change

We can sit on the shoreline
Talking about the old times
Before the tidal waves came
To wash it all away

Or we can pick up our chin
Stand up straight and smile
Turn the darkness to light
Change sadness into love

02-12-18 Treasure Of The Lost Ages

Mystery artifacts
Hidden away safely
For a thousand years
Buried under a tree
In an old battlefield
On a secret island

When volcanoes roar
And earthquakes rumble
The ground will open up
To reveal lost treasures
Manifesting the powers
Of universal energies

02-11-18 Messages In The Sandbox

We still speak
Quite frequently
Only now we whisper
In quieter tones

Spin and spell
Kiss and tell
Sweet revenge
Stonehenge

02-10-18 Open Pages

Not enough time

To say everything 

So write it all down 

Show the world 

What's deep inside 

Your beautiful heart 

02-09-18 Leap Of Faith

You might as well
Take that risk
Jump off that cliff

Live or die
Earth or sky
Crash or fly

02-08-18 You Need A Break

Don't be afraid
To take a vacation
Far way from here
Where you can be free

02-07-18 Everyone Is Evil

Everyone is evil
Let the story be told
They'll screw you all day
Until your body is cold

Everyone is wicked
Inside their frozen hearts
You start off losing
Before the race even starts

Everyone is evil
Though they seem good
Deep down they are monsters
Walking through the neighborhood

Everyone is wicked
Inside their selfish brain
You must escape this nighmare
Before they kill again

02-06-18 Stormy City Song

Dash across Fifth Avenue
Snowflakes falling faster
A symphony of winter chill
Blowing through the streets

02-05-18 Flu Bug Fever

Choking on thick green mucus
Shivering sweat hot cold mess
Nightmares are awake in bed
Painful sore throat swallow sting
Fire inside burning out of control
Too sick to stand up on two feet
Knocked out down for the count

02-04-18 To Be Free Or Not To Be

Bow to your master
Obey the rule of law
Serve your dear leader

Fight for your freedom
Stand up against oppression
Speak out against evil

02-03-18 Regrets In The Rear View Mirror

Must've lost track of time
Should've checked my messages
Didn't pay attention to the details
Couldn't stop the ax from falling

02-02-18 The Cure

being alive
is a
medical condition
for which
the only
known cure
is death

being dead
is a
medical condition
for which
the only
known cure
is life

02-01-18 The End Of This Road

Robotic intelligence out of control
Synthetic food brings slow destruction
Fire in the mountains of California
Summer of doom coming too soon

Pollution in the air and in the sea
Radioactive fish for dinner tonight
Oil spills killing our oceans always
This is the end of the road

01-31-18 Always Open

Remember the old days

Those were different times

Down in New York City

On the Lower East Side

Snapshot photo memories

Sketch book compliments

Falling in love with you

In a coffee shop on Avenue A

Artists evolving into angels

Dreaming of romantic beauty

Poets sleeping on park benches

Lost thoughts gone forever

Choose your own adventure

Red roses and pink flower prints

Superstars blowing magic kisses

Inspiration from the universe

Sweet wine on Saturday night

Beyond what hearts can feel

Muses dancing in the moonlight

Destiny always wins in the end

01-30-18 Insomnia Poetry Party

Place your bets
Make your beds
Do your best
Get some rest

01-29-18 Buzz Word Bingo

Gold swizzle glitter drizzle
Sweet sleeper flash puddle
Effervescent epiphanies shine
Climb on slides swing on trees

Shoot joy bliss fun explosion
Would you like to sleep outside
Fall in love under the stars
Sorry I didn't mean it

01-28-18 Challenger

We watched them fly
To the stars and above

We saw them fall
In a giant fireball

We said goodbye
With our innocence lost

01-27-18 The Exploding Space Battle

Simple space battle
So many explosions
Flying saucers spinning
Round and round unbound
And then we were all doomed

01-26-18 Notes In Stone

Secret distractions
Captured forever
Etched in stone notes
Devoted to descriptions
Subtle subway observations
Graffiti spray paint messages
Word explosions growing
Treasure troves of poetry

01-25-18 Sweet Dreamers

We'll find the treasure together
With golden hearts we follow light
Sweet glow of love on life's journey
Holding hands on the path ahead

01-24-18 Sea Witches

Underwater witches swim
In the murky deep oceans
To capture your mortal soul
They'll rip your heart right out
And eat it for breakfast
Then they'll hunt another
To repeat the cycle

01-23-18 Haunted Castle Magic

Forbidden ghosts
Rise to the occasion
When the moon is bright
And broken light is shining

Illusions blind your mind's eye
Confusion clouds all realities

Easy spirit sanctuary
Golden glow of ancient fire
Vibrations reverberating energy
Sending messages beyond time

01-22-18 Lost Poetry Last

Crash down breakout tide
Collages of great artwork
Photocopy color texture
Ripped up magazine pages

Vibrating energies transcribed
Into flowing poetry verses
Channeled through the universe
Blowing like ashes in the wind

01-21-18 Time We Spent Was Time Well Spent

I miss those carefree days
When we laughed like kids
And played games for hours
Without worries or fears

I miss those special times
When we weren't afraid to love
And time was not in short supply
Without wondering why

01-20-18 Superheroes On Parade

Whales spotted off the shore
Sinking ship stripped down
Saturday freedom party sing
On the wings of golden angels

Villains plot doomsday schemes
Secret identity alter ego switcheroo
Fly away high over tall skyscrapers
Save the world over the weekend

Entertainment overload marathon
March in the streets for equality
Speak out loud against injustice
Go back to work on Monday

01-19-18 Seaside Serenade

Shoreline walk in sunshine
Seashells under bare feet
Sweet summer breezes blow
Saltwater kisses in ocean mist

01-18-18 Crowded Solitude

Sitting alone
In an empty room
With only thoughts
To keep you company

Sitting together
In a crowded restaurant
With loud conversations
To keep you busy

01-17-18 Stardust Visions Come Alive

Ice castles falling from the skies
Radiation brains in mind unwind
Looking forward to another time
Traveling through to the other side
Sing quietly to the sweet stars alive
Find your spirit wandering outside

01-16-18 Growing Old Sucks

It's hard to grow old

Slowly feeling colder

Body breaking down

Knees creaking 

It sucks to grow old

Watching friends die

Remembering family 

Now long gone

It's hard to grow old

When your heart is gold

In a world that stays young

Waiting for the end to come 

01-15-18 Magic Penny Wishes

Crackling with magical energy
The wizard has you under a spell
Throw a penny in the wishing well
Don't tell us what you wished for

01-14-18 Reckless Abandon

I put my heart in your hands
I let you hold it and mold it

Then you dropped it on the floor
Before walking out the door

01-13-18 Feathers Of The Phoenix

To describe the beauty
of a raging sunset flower
growing up through the dust
of a fallen civilization

Could never do justice
to the image of life exploding
into the first rays of tomorrow
so full of sunshine and color

01-12-18 Raindrop Blessings

Rainstorms roaring
Pouring down drowned
Huge drops pounding
All around the town

Kiss the stars
Open up your heart
Sing out loud
With a million blessings

01-11-18 Seeds Of Love

Plant those seeds yourself
Don't wait for the world to wilt
Teach your children the power of love
Before it's too late

01-10-18 Dreams About Sleep

Motionless oceans
Under warm blankets
Diving down deep
Into the sleep realm
Navigating at night
Sinking in subconscious
Dreams traveling into space
Beyond a strange reality

01-09-18 Winter Wilderness

Sleeping with animals
Fighting to stay alive
Keep warm inside caves
Struggling to find food

In blizzard conditions
Frozen like a block of ice
A blast of arctic air blowing
Survival of the fittest

01-08-18 Outer Space Comic Book

Ghost machine challenge
Green slime fever pitch
Laser beams screaming
Rocket fuel burning hot

Astronauts floating high
Radioactive atmosphere
Monsters attack from space
Continued in the next issue

01-07-18 Below Expectations

I thought you would love it
but you didn't

I hoped it would make you happy
but it couldn't

I tried to make everything perfect
but it wasn't

I wanted you to love me
but you won't

01-06-18 Suspension Of Disbelief

Illusions in our mind's eye
Blinded by smoke and mirrors
Secret maneuvers in darkness
Imagination alive and wild
On a voyage to many places

01-05-18 Frozen Zone

Not a soul in sight
Birds won't take flight
On the coldest night

It hurts to be outside
Punishing blizzards glide
Nature has died

01-04-18 Go Find Your Self

Falling outside yourself
Drop down in the shadows
Find who you truly are
Deep down underneath
Below all of your armor
There lies a soft heartbeat

01-03-18 Crystal Kaleidoscope

Ice crystals forming
Beautiful symmetry
Frozen solid and still

Gorgeous crystals
Sparkle like diamonds
In soft moonlight

Ice crystals twinkling
In a breeze of thin air
Through bitter cold

Frosty images transform
Into wild crystal visions
Before it all melts away

01-02-18 Deep Down Inside

Carry your soul
Deep down inside
Bare bones broken
Deep down inside
Your beating heart

01-01-18 On Top Of Another Mountain

Glad we are all still connected
Without missing too many moons
Catching up on old times together
Haunting the neighborhood streets

Finally get to share a laugh with you
Chemistry explosions across time
Something true drew us into a journey
This golden road would not be the same

12-31-17 Light Storm

Lightbulbs sparkle brightly
Blinking in a blizzard of color
Into an ocean of flashing waves
Swimming in a twinkling sea star

12-30-17 Underground Universe

Frozen tunnels down below
A palace of evil hidden away
In deep darkness underground
Where dinosaurs roam freely
In the kingdom of Sasquatch

12-29-17 Ancient Time Travel

Fast dreams in a cool mood
Better energy in the last century
Returning to a future that time forgot
Change the beat of your heart

They were here before us
They are here now
They will be here forever

12-28-17 Traveling From There To Here

Even when you went
another way we always run
in the first story second
all jumbled up in heaven

Leave it over if you try
to turn the clock forward
in another dimensional shift
towards your destination

Now we are here in there
where you always wanted to be
but could never gain access to
before you never knew

12-27-17 Space Junk

Cosmetic changes to the story
Shift the narrative away from

Cosmic changes in outer space
Shifting the gears into overdrive

12-26-17 Spirit Of An Ancient Soul

Standing alone
On a steep hillside
Deep in thought
Lost in between
Silent reflections
And
Optical illusions

12-25-17 Holiday Haiku

Family and friends
A joyful celebration
Delicious dinner

12-24-17 Holiday Cheer Team

Feeling better for a few
Because it was nice to see you
Sharing the best times together

12-23-17 The Learning Curve

Tell me a story
Teach me about the world
Show me the path ahead
Hold my hand

12-22-17 Airport Observations

We hear the engines
From up above us
Upon take off and landing
Flying in the friendly skies
Lights blinking and twinkling
Like diamonds in the night

12-21-17 Crazy Justice

Robot flesh creation
Succinct messages fly
Flip the script in case
Stick up for your rights

Your freedom has been robbed
This government is a scam operation
They want you to suffer and die
They want to kill your children

12-20-17 Essential Elements

Freedom inside your heart
Peace inside your mind

Sleeping inside your bed
Dreaming inside your head

12-19-17 West Village Whereabouts

Midnight fight on Eighth Avenue
Trash can spilled out on the corner
Can't find a taxi when you need one
Looking for trouble so easy to find
Remind yourself that you are human
Walk the streets all night enlightened
White Horse Tavern in the morning
Haunted cobblestones whisper secrets
Afternoon sunrise shines across town

12-18-17 Flying South

Paradise inside
Excitement rewind
Fires burning wild
Without any water

Sheep counting sleep
Sweet dreams repeat
Fear lies in blue skies
Numbered days add up

Splash down at the beach
Walk out into deep woods
If you could go back home
Fly away around the world

12-17-17 Illuminate

Darkness rises
Surrounding us
With silence
And evil

Follow the light
Bathed in bright
With joy
And happiness

12-16-17 The Universe Is Alive

Flying saucers underwater
Boiling ocean waves crash
Laser beams in the skies
Unlike anything ever seen

The stars above us are alive
Like a garden of infinite beings
Breathing air and eating food
Growing and dying and flying

12-15-17 Energy Between Us All

A new day for hope
A new way to love
A new lease on life
A new flash of light

12-14-17 Sandy Hook Angels

Charlotte Bacon
Daniel Barden
Rachel D'Avino
Olivia Engel
Josephine Gay
Dylan Hockley
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung
Madeleine Hsu
Catherine Hubbard
Chase Kowalski
Jesse Lewis
Ana Marquez Greene
James Mattioli
Grace McDonnell
Anne Marie Murphy
Emilie Parker
Jack Pinto
Noah Pozner
Caroline Previdi
Jessica Rekos
Avielle Richman
Lauren Rousseau
Mary Sherlach
Victoria Soto
Benjamin Wheeler
Allison Wyatt

12-13-17 City Bird Swagger

Fist over fast food fury flip
Wipe out at the shopping mall
Shipping and handling included
Comic books and cartoons tomorrow

Listen to another commercial
Fall asleep on the couch watching TV
Never let them know your secrets
Thirteen mysteries of magical importance

Find a hidden treasure
Let's go to the movies
Nothing left to do but laugh
Pick me up and set me free

12-12-17 Here To Comfort You

Reach out my arms to hold you
Dry away all your teardrops
Give you a kiss on the cheek
Tell you everything will be OK

12-11-17 Invisible Strangers

From somewhere else
In another reality somehow
Like ghosts walking through
Walls on sacred ground

12-10-17 Stranded On A Frozen Road

A long drive
On a cold dark night
Out on a snowy road
Riding into a frozen fog
Windows rolled down
The smell of wood burning
Somewhere off in the distance
The silver moon rises up
Above frosty treetops
Bitter chill temperature dip
Drops into a blizzard
As our car runs out of gas

12-09-17 The Good Life

Hold your breath
Believe in ghosts
Protect your heart
Travel the globe
Shoot the moon
Have more fun
Eat good food
Fall in love
Take a risk

12-08-17 Walking Home

Long walks home
Under the moonlight
Talking about our day

Catching the wind
Making a wish
On the first star we see

12-07-17 Ages Of Pages

Remember those old poems
We used to write together
When our days were carefree
And our nights were everlasting

12-06-17 Out Of Focus

Colorful lights swirling
Into a blurred landscape
Of melted shapes blending
Together morphing into images
And the people all around
Seem strange and unique
With weird faces changing
As their expressions shift
While they talk out loud
In little pieces of conversation
But it's quite hard to understand
Exactly what they are saying
And it's impossible to know
What they really mean

12-05-17 Messages From Mother Nature

Thunder in a rainstorm
Watch flashes of lightning
Clean earth tones vibrating
Fires burning in the wind
Quakes shake rattle and roll
Cold summers hot winters
Rising tides flood the streets
Animals march toward extinction
Two by two and maybe you too

12-04-17 Truth In Every Day Stuff

Drinking a cup of coffee
Talking about the weather

Putting gas in your tank
Setting a good example

Hitting the pavement
Thinking about the government

Taking that first breath
Smelling fresh air all day

Grabbing a slice of pizza
Getting stuck in the rain

Hopping in a cab after work
Listening to music on the radio

Fighting for justice on the street
Writing poems in a notebook

Sitting quietly in an apartment
Listening to the beautiful silence

12-03-17 Dreams Inside Nightmares

All of your wildest dreams
Will come true this afternoon
If you only believe in magic

All of your deepest fears
Will come back to haunt you
If you get lost in darkness

12-02-17 New Window

Looking out with
Open eyes wide
Silently sound
Outward bound

Gazing away
Beyond perfect
Horizons fading
Into tomorrow

12-01-17 Soul Investigation

Lift up your mind
Find comfort in blue skies
Open your heart up wide
Show your good side

Follow the light
Listen to your inner child
Wild in the streets tonight
Love at second sight