Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious watched them, from her window, Wondering, which one should I meet?Confused came in with overwhelmed and said, "The Panics have come to town"Then Hopeful called the carefulls, And said that Happy was a clown.Anxious came in with the news, Confident... Read More
Chicken Soup is good for a coldSleep is good for the FluWhen I get a case of the FearsWhat is a person to do?It is not bacteriaAlthough it can eat away my soulIt is not a virusYet, it can keep me from feeling wholeI know what will do the trick,What... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in bedOh, so nice and warmLike fresh from the oven bread.My day is oh so busyI wish that I could stayIn the quiet of my houseIf only I could play.Relax and play like Children doNo matter where they areNever worried about... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the most difficult questions for me to answer(timely and thoroughly) is,"Why do you enjoy writing"?So due to the challenge manifested in such a question,I pondered on creating an answer. Many reasons came to mind,but after digesting much"time for thought",I managed to... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, to things you've known and done to things you wanted to do. Growing heals sometimes the shattered dreams and hopes of a life you once knew leading you to a new knowledge... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage Come out of hiding And see the starsFind the Magic As you expose the pain Let the tears flow And find beauty in your bodyFind the Magic As you scream from the beating Run from the threats And feel the... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl and foam on my body Wash away blood, heal scarsOcean renew me with your power As unceasingly you roll Giving strength that's been drainedOcean keep me warm Wrap me in your brine Caress me with your tidesOcean disperse my tears... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great door again not the time to be more tolerant not the time to play to winnow is not the time for justice evolution mercy choices not the time to pet the puppies yipping with pathetic voicesnow is not the time... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.Words of man written - yet unread joined becomes a proclamation.Sounds of man spoken - yet unheard joined becomes a production .Lines of man drawn - yet unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.Beings of man humming... Read More
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She probably can't remember and I know I can never... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore café, was... Read More
The Exit Poems [And Socrates]Iron and FireIron can be... Read More
Out of the eight poems provided here [all previously unpublished],... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great... Read More
I am among those who know that one never recovers... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
English VersionA bunch of us guys in the hutIn ?Nam... Read More
What do you do when you want to write poetry?... Read More
Note: written 4-15-05, while driving through the Andes of Peru,... Read More
Our home was warm in the shade of the trees... Read More
When your life becomes unbearable And the light of... Read More
The following two poems, one in English, the other in... Read More
The Incubus' Flash-lightHe looked inside my head And found a... Read More
You are to me my lifeline my security. That scares... Read More
I Shall Wait..On all the new mornings, and every singking... Read More
A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head... Read More
Burning Autumn Leaves [1950s in St. Paul, Minnesota]My long steel... Read More
You speak simple, completley understandable justifications I respect them, respect... Read More
Have you ever experienced infatuation with someone you know is... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
To many people contemporary poetry is a turn-off. The reason... Read More
Ole Bulky JeepsThrough late summer's heat These bulky shaped jeeps... Read More
Part oneI see them in the skies I hear them... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
Ode to QuetzalcóatlQuetzalcóatl the GreatNo one knew his true name,... Read More
Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered, Through eighty per... Read More
My eyes opened. I am still alive; Living on... Read More
Blind DesignsBorn today, gone tomorrow Like a butterfly with no... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
1.Night in Jamaica [Peruvianism: 1810]It was a rainy night... Read More
There once lived an old man and his goodwife On... Read More
Is poetry too complicated for the average reader? Is it... Read More
Poetry is more than just rhyming and prose that is... Read More
You've been writing poetry since that first assignment in your... Read More
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
Poet Stephen B. Wiley's first book of poetry, Hero Island,... Read More
In the midst of darkness, there is light. In... Read More
So many looked to you for inspiration,Unlikely hero for the... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
Note: written after seeing the little adobe 16th century church... Read More
Way of Life: Rhymes of the IncaPizarro (Spanish conquistador ((1525))The... Read More
Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered... Read More
How I wonder what he's doing as I sit alone... Read More
The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a... Read More
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More
I Shall Wait..On all the new mornings, and every singking... Read More
1) Doña Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
Have you ever thought about how nice it would be... Read More
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