DrD : Writing

Wait

Wait

A Poem by DrD


I fell in love with you again While you were away And somewhere Between the light of life And the coldness of death There is a fie..
SURVIVAL

SURVIVAL

A Poem by DrD


I stand on the peak of my years Gazing downward at the ruin and rubble Of time well wasted and dreams long dead. The trash of trials and ..
Anniversary

Anniversary

A Poem by DrD


Another anniversary . . . . Did you think I would forget? There’s fresh roses on the table And I’ve opened a bottle of Merlot..
THE MACHINE

THE MACHINE

A Poem by DrD


I played the old answering machine Over and over Just to hear your voice The words weren’t important It was your voice And I ..
THE STUDENT

THE STUDENT

A Poem by DrD


He was a man of brilliance Unscathed by tradition or acceptance And while uncertain, still he prayed, “Dear God . . . . if there is..
At the window

At the window

A Poem by DrD


A Buddha moon bellies upon the clouds And with the staccato echo of heels on concrete I hurry to my window, for it was the sound of when..
SITTING BESIDE THE PO

SITTING BESIDE THE PO

A Poem by DrD


Columbines are decorating the hills, darling Reminding winter that it can never win And the Po is glassy and calm Keeping its currents se..
THE SHADOW OF MADNESS

THE SHADOW OF MADNESS

A Poem by DrD


A shadow moved across the wall I know it did, I saw it clearly It moved with that sultry grace I saw a thousand times in you. I heard ..
All things beautiful

All things beautiful

A Poem by DrD


I cannot put you into rhyme You would refuse to go there Having once said, “If you can describe love . . . . It isn’t” ..
WHEN LOVE COMES HOME

WHEN LOVE COMES HOME

A Poem by DrD


I walk a lot these days Sometimes I reach to put my arm Around the empty place beside me I walk through the bright steel night Wher..