All poems and stories

  • Space rock, a short story

    The rock came from the far reaches of space.  From far beyond the Kuiper Belt.  That it made it to our solar system was an anomaly, that it reached earth plain miraculous. Nobody on earth noticed when it entered our atmosphere.  It had no heat signature and made no sound.  Its stealthy arrival enhanced by it being a little…

  • I want, a poem

    We all have needs and wants. There is a difference though. There was a time that I needed a drink, now I just want one. Want trumps need. Need is automatic, we have no choice but to satisfy it. Want is a choice, we decide what is good and necessary and required. I need a…

  • I am enough, a poem

    We are all insecure. Everyone of us. Because of our fears we often set high standards for others. We require them to behave a certain way, look a certain way. This way being our ideal view of ourselves. I am learning that all I want from others I already have. I do not need others…

  • God for a day, a poem

    There is enough in the world for everyone. Everyone does not get enough though. Some get most, many get little to nothing. Daily good product is thrown away, while many remain needy. We are taxed to death so our governments have funding to pick fights with other countries while slowly chipping away our freedoms with…

  • Spaceship, a short story

    The spaceship kept the sun between it and Earth after it entered the solar system.  This circuitous route took longer, but the ship’s programming dictates that surprise was best when the planet it is approaching housed intelligent lifeforms.  Too much advance warning leads to complication. Deceleration was slow, made slower by the need for stealth.  The Earth completed…