My Blog Lyric Fire: Emotional Remnants
picking up a box of cereal shaking it and finding not enough for a bowl your favorite fragrance filled soap bar melted down to just a sliver that bottle of…
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My Blog Lyric Fire: I Dream of Ta’Liah
a pop of emotion breaks the night dream and extends it into day mysterious eyes sensibilities sent from heaven magic in a human suit changing the course of life sending…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Ode to Love Via Brown Penny Poem by William Butler Yeats
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon and it has me thinking about love declarations. Whether you have that romantic connection now or not, it does the heart good to reflect…
My Blog Lyric Fire: What Does Love Mean To You? (The Question Poem)
Is it loud and bold or soft as a whisper? Do you know it when you have it or only when you lose it? Is it born of life or…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Choosing a Title for My New Poetry Book. Can You Help?
Here is a quick question for my Lyric Fire readers: Which of these titles (both are copyrighted) do you like the best? Cinnamon and Sage: 30 Sweet & Savory Poems…
My Blog Lyric Fire: “Shift” Happens
the moon tilts twirls and rotates friends love you, hate you, leave you money grows and recedes into oily waters flowers burst into vibrant colors and emit gorgeous fragrances then…
My Blog Lyric Fire: I Know Why You’re Crying On The Train!
There is an unremovable stain on your brain A longing in your heart Uncontained It consumes you Envelops you Taunts you Everybody sees Senses and tastes your pain I know…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Night Scapes
Walking down empty streets Infusing color on grayness Spray can in my hand Bluetooth in my ear Speaking into silence I hit the voice recorder button Documenting Explaining Why I…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: Morning E…Rection
I love when the moon hides and the sun takes center stage because I get flashbacks and reflections that cause early morning E…rections. The EXCITEMENT and ENCHANTMENT I feel causes…
My Blog: Lyric Fire: Petals End
This SHORT piece was inspired by a rose that died at work. Ironically enough the flower was given to another co-worker by a TEMP. Sometimes beauty is but for a…
My Blog Lyric Fire: The Poetic Art Pairing Project-Piece #2-Justified & Vastly Jeweled
Installment two of The Poetic Art Pairing Project features the work of Itoro Udofia, a passionate artist who I met on the NetworkedBlogs space on Facebook. Itoro’s blog Thoughts of…
My Blog Lyric Fire: The Poetic Art Pairing Project – Piece #1-Floral Dissonance
The first paired piece in The Poetic Art Pairing Project, which features my poetry inspired by art, comes partly from San Francisco Bay artist Sytiva Sheehan who primarily uses acrylics…
My Blog: Lyric Fire: Oil
liquid life black slick death necessary but evil when not contained it’s slippery thick lines the pockets of the rich heats the homes of some poor out of place on…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: Sans Perspective
Just like an empty room, when it comes to you I have no perspective No shapes, no lines, no texture or color on walls to give me a sense of…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: Tattoos & Poetry
As writers, actors, painters, poets and singers, we are always looking for additional ways to express our creativity and love for our art. Tattoos are a great way to display…
My Blog: Lyric Fire: Looking Through Her Window
She stood and stared out the window. The room was empty save for a light green couch, an easel and some paint cans. One lone street light flickered on and…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: The Unveiling (For Dannie and…)
This is dedicated to my siblings: Flirty introductions were followed by invitations into warm and loving hosts Joy lasts for moments untold Laughter echos off the walls Light whispers in…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: Lost
All the things we want are the very things we refuse to give It seems we learn not from being loved but hate For we replicate that very state of…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: The American Mind
Conditioned to believe we own the world our psyches shatter when trouble swirls Patience is not our virtue We want it now and we will take it from you…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: Too Much Fire?
Someone recently told me that I give away too much poetry, but I can’t keep it all inside. My lyrics are not meant to hide. Sure compensation would be great,…