All poems and stories

  • The rose, a short story

    The rose bush grew near the fence in Mr. Brown’s unkept front yard, and its flowers were within easy reach of the sidewalk. Mr. Brown did not prune the rose bush anymore. This was ok because Mr. Brown did not take care of the rest of the garden either. Most days he could not remember…

  • Excuses, a poem

    I am an expert at putting off stuff for a later time. I know I must get up and just start, but this is so hard I often just give up. Procrastination is a terrible thing! It is cumulative. At first you delay one small thing, then another, and before long you are so far…

  • Change, a poem

    Nothing stays the same. Everything constantly changes in one way or another. Once I was shaken by how similar my days were, how boring and depressing my life have become. It turned out that I changed and was actually suffering from depression! Nothing is ever what it seems, and everything evolves and transforms while you…

  • Betrayal, a poem

    First love, the one that got away. I know! Cliche! But so very true for many. Sometimes the end of a first love is a good and necessary thing because it leads to emotional growth. Such an experience makes us better, more experienced! There is no growth without pain, and pain leads to gain. So…

  • Life, a poem

    As I write this I have no desire to get up and do something exciting, yet I know that I must. To have an interesting and exciting life we must do interesting and exciting things. Even though my poem suggests we must use every second to be alive, being alive also includes being still. I…