DrD : Writing

A place in Portugal

A place in Portugal

A Poem by DrD


It was that bar in PortugalLong after all else had closedRepugnant by sight and scentBut remembered because we were there.The musty glasses and red an..
A claim of truth

A claim of truth

A Poem by DrD


All the words I should have said, the moments and opportunities. All the deeds I left undone and time I so cruelly rationed. Now i..
Too late

Too late

A Poem by DrD


One percenters, all dissentersSinging the hymn of trust.Homeless vagrants, shunned with flagrantDisregard by all deeds unjust.Corporate earnings never..
Back when

Back when

A Poem by DrD


and it was beautiful in a tall, brilliant city with a young moon and acetylene stars. Fireflies in tall grasses with our whispers and giggles. I ca..
Completion

Completion

A Poem by DrD


Am I who I was meant to be?Am I all I could have been?By choice or chance am I the oneBrought here to make your life complete?
On being

On being

A Poem by DrD


How shall I mark the orbits and seasons,By births or graves should they be known?With final breaths will I be brought to wonderWhy any of it was done ..
My religion

My religion

A Poem by DrD


When asked if I believe in GodI say yes, I call her natureFor she has comforted me with endless beautyAnd shown me hope in a single acorn.She has taug..
In the days

In the days

A Poem by DrD


In the days When I knew love by your nameAnd sharing a pillow was wondrousPeople watched us with scornful doubtBecause one day reality would come home..
Spring hope

Spring hope

A Poem by DrD


The weight of the cloudless nightIs as harsh as mountain stonesAs cold as hatred, With axe-strong winds Forcing women to walk With crossed arms presse..
The oldtimer

The oldtimer

A Poem by DrD


They took me off the streets last yearI knew, it was age and conditionNow assigned to the Property RoomAnd the treasures the D.A. calls evidenceMy wif..