Roots
We dig our fingers in the dirt,To find out where the memories hurt.The ancestors who walked this way,And built the...
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Old Photographs
The silver prints are turning gray,The faces slowly fade away.A summer day, a beach, a smile,Captured for a little while....
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Table Mountain
The clouds roll down the massive face,A giant in this coastal space.The city sprawls around its feet,Where ocean waves and...
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Mountain Cabin
The wooden logs are stacked so high,Beneath a heavy, graying sky.The chimney smokes, the fire roars,Behind the heavy, bolted doors....
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The Anchor
It rests within the harbor mud,Away from all the ocean flood.A heavy iron, rusted deep,Where all the sleepy fishes creep....
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The Hot Spring
The steam rolls off the boiling pool,While all the winter air is cool.I sink into the heavy heat,And find a...
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Street Vendor
The smell of spices fills the air,Beside the crowded public square.He flips the tortillas with his hand,The finest artist in...
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The Magic Mirror
I look into the silver glass,And watch the fleeting moments pass.The face that looks right back at me,Is not the...
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Market Morning
The baskets full of spice and grain,Beside the tracks of passing train.The chatter rises with the sun,Before the daily work...
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Diner at 3 AM
The neon flickers on the glass,As yellow taxis slowly pass.The coffee tastes like burned regret,A taste I never can forget....
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Subway Solitude
The doors slide shut, the tunnel hums,As daily isolation comes.I hold the pole and read my book,Without a single outward...
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The Midnight Fire
The logs are black, the embers red,Before the world is put to bed.The smoke curls up into the dark,With every...
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