A poetry lesson in form and structure — San Diego Writer’s Ink offers a five sessions poetry certificate program. I don’t want to bury the link, so here it is. Certificate in Poetry — San Diego Writers, Ink (writeyourstorynow.org) Classes are online live, but they are not recorded. The series starts again in September 2023. I have already…

Thank you Robert Frost — Two exits up ahead. One to the left could go west, One to the right could go east, I could drive straight past Continuing down the predictable path. The exit on the right provides a return route to beginnings — attempts at do overs. The other tempts me. …

For Lydia — We had room just the right size for two people Who had been in love for longer than we Could remember. There was heat. The window faced the east. During our life together, we had the romantic Fiery love that burned the sheets and left Us covered with sweat before falling…

Written when we use to get paychecks — I It’s payday. So, you all go out to eat at a fast-food place. The girl at the counter impatiently grasp her calculating register, while you find out what the wife wants & what your son & daughter should get. II Your mind works silently assembling the items in an orderly fashion. “May I help you…

A sonnet — The wall is made of rocks cut into coffin length bricks protecting the train from avalanches and boyish antics. From the top of the wall, I can see her house. Could she be watching through chiffon curtains? Maybe she will come, join me, we could talk like we used to…

Searching for hope —

Simple pleasures — It was the best gift ever. It wasn’t wrapped. So, I knew it was from Santa. I really needed it. Too tall for a tricycle. Too scared for a two-wheeler. The radio flyer wagon was the perfect vehicle. Flying down that hill was awesome fun. Screaming, I would take a sharp…

Scrittura prompt: in-between places —

We don’t build bridges — We don’t build bridge or drive trains, but somehow we have become engineers. I noticed the change in title’s occurred around the turn of the century. Maybe some software developers have always been engineers. To me it seemed to be a term reserved for ivy league elitist. I consider myself…