My Dad

Included in Express Yourself, Vol. 2, an anthology of poetry due to be published November 2007. He was the essence, the seed, the unique ancestral root From where my brother and I came, and our children too He wasn’t tall, handsome, clever or, Oh, so bright! But his calloused hands were caring when he touched me. He […]

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Bolero

Published in “Author’s Voice” magazine and included in Express Yourself, Vol. 2, an anthology of poetry due to be published November 2007. A languid rhythm itching at our feet, The smell of salt, the whisper of the sea, The long boneless fingers of the breeze Caressing coolly our heated, panting bodies, Held tightly against each other as […]

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