Wheel

Back in action today,
thriving in the
Outside world to face
new challenges,

Ready to learn
new lessons as I tackle
Work obligations
with my outside interests,

Turning the wheel.


10/10/2019

Impatience

One month in a flurry
of activity,

The next month caught
in a tangle of thoughts,

The unknown always
posing as an omen,

Blending impatience
with meditation,

Reminding myself to
breathe. 


10/07/2019

Plotting

When working on ideas,
I take the longest time

Finding routines, until
I plot a plan fitting

For my journey at that
moment. It draws out new

Threads, edges  weaving in
a path most comfortable.


10/07/2019

Split

A path splits further
away from each other

As time continues
to run its course,

Me unsure about
your well-being,

While you wait for
heartbreak to walk in,

Ignoring respite
a few feet away.


10/03/2019

Tribeca (a Haiku)

Resting with poems
all afternoon while watching
the Hudson River.


10/02/2019

Writing Habits

I look out the window
and imagine

A life filled with writing,
forming ideas

For days, my well
overflowing

With characters,
plot points painted

Across the page with ease.
It currently

Ebbs and flows with my mood,
feelings taking

Control of my writing
habits, when I

Really need to take deep
breaths and believe.



09/27/2019

Bookshelves

A mountain of books
create a messy spread

Throughout the room,
so the task to

Renovate is at hand,

precious words placed

In safe locations,
no longer in danger.


09/12/2019

Eighteen Years Later

The images are seared
into our memories.

Two mighty towers
brought down by hate.

Thousands of souls
silenced,

Never again reunited
with loved ones.

Eighteen years later,
we must never forget.


09/11/2019

Months

It's been months since
I've experienced

Life with my friends
in the big city;

No poetry or readings
of any kind,

Despite gatherings
with the locals.

I stay on the lookout
for special groups

In the coming
future.


09/09/2019

Names (a Cinquain)

The name
printed on my
license symbolizes
more than marriage, but a joining
of lives.


09/06/2019

Reconnecting

We were two friends
at a birthday dinner,

Catching up with
the ups and downs of life.

While taking a walk,
a full moon hovered

In the clear autumn sky,
and we loved the breeze

Gently whistling through
the leaves.

We loved the pure
perfection of that evening,

A start of a reconnection
to last a lifetime.


09/05/2019

Updates

Each week I reach out
and connect with them,

Clinging to any piece
of information,

Updates serving as
crucial lifelines,

Since any news
about my grandparents,

While sporadic, is
never enough.



09/04/2019 

Gradual (a Haiku)

Calm breezes and bright,
sunny skies set a backdrop
to Summer's demise.


09/03/2019

Time Loop

Time flies by while
I sit at the window,

Replaying old encounters
in my head.

The regular world
continues to turn as

Old friends' disappointments
with missed meetups

Pick at my brain
in that monotonous

'Youshouldhavedone' tune,
in one endless loop.

People move on to
live, love and share,

While I am stuck,
immobile from regret.



09/03/2019 

Strength

I accomplished so much

these past few months,

Yet every now and then,

the challenges emerge.

I need to make sure

that I'm strong enough 

To ask for help when needed,

and believe in my strength.

08/15/2019

Closer

I reached
that moment when
I am close to being
rude if people keep ignoring
the rule.


08/13/2019

Uncertainty

'Yes is a world',
was my mentor's sign-off

At the bottom
of her e-mails for years.

I looked forward to reading
her wisdom on writing,

Poetry, brainstorming
month after month.

I never thought
that uncertain times

Would invade
my peaceful space.

I never thought that I
would spend months, years

Away from my
writing sanctuary.

Some day soon I hope
to share my stories

With her, with our poetry
circle once again.


08/12/2019

Flight (a haiku)

Beautiful Sunday,
butterflies gliding in an
array of colors.


08/11/2019

A Moment

Days, weeks, months
of uncertainty

Came to a close
yesterday.

When your health grew worse
each passing day,

I knew I couldn't
waste another moment.

Some failed to understand,
but my choice was clear.

Family matters more
to me than anything.


07/20/2019

Tensions

Sometimes you know
when the moment is right
to walk away.

So much tension rises...
building, building,
until you can no longer breathe.

After three years,
it's time to be with those
that truly matter.

07/08/2019