Absence of Interdigitation:

Couple

walks side-by-side

through the autumn leaves,

no holding hands while they text each

other.

POST MERIDIEM

There is 

no 12 p. m.

be it noon or high noon,

Gary Cooper's film with spot-on

timing.

"Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what."

~Julia Cameron 

"If you wish to be a writer, write."

~Epictetus

Enchiridion

Notebook

with blank pages,

first time opening it

the spine creaks like old doors and new

writing.

2024

Gray skies

like November

in an election year,

we vote on the promises of

more lies.

Deep-Fried And Sugar-Coated

So this

    is donut day.

      What once felt fulfilling

    leaves me empty inside, my eyes

glazed shut.

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

Censors

suppressing our

journalists are akin

to libraries having their books

removed.

 

Limestone Hill Trail

Hiking 

to the summit,

I find a bench and let

the oak tree's shadow reshape my

journey.