Dean : Writing

          The Shdow of a Stroke

The Shdow of a Stroke

A Poem by Dean


For all the damagesthere was no pain but for the thought,I am the person that I was,and knowing that I'm not....A Wanna Be, dog-paddlingon the surface..
       In Memoriam

In Memoriam

A Poem by Dean


Three words comprise the frame my son last made:his soft "Hey, dad" to greet me on the phone,his single, loving "Papa" with our last embrace--and in b..
         Promises

Promises

A Poem by Dean


are best remembered by the promisee when all the dust is cleared away, when sparks of irony will fleethe anvil, as the hammer blows come downupon a gl..
          Come Here

Come Here

A Poem by Dean


Come here.The hunger in the heart is less severewhen it is shared...when love descends from longing,not of emptiness, but of a needto fill...to meet t..
        A Song for Abraham

A Song for Abraham

A Poem by Dean


My feet leave blood upon this mountain path. They seek the stones that tear at them--that tear away my thoughts of Isaac, far ahead of me, effusive in..
      Exchanging Gifts

Exchanging Gifts

A Poem by Dean


Come here.The hunger in the heart is less severewhen it is shared...when love descends from longing,not of emptiness, but of a needto fill...to meet t..
        What do you See?

What do you See?

A Poem by Dean


Narcissus dwellscontent to gaze, and not to be.In all those wonder years-- consumed in self-indulgence,he limped through snatches of reality,joined ha..
        Parable for Obscurity

Parable for Obscurity

A Poem by Dean


Mere purity may not abide the breathless dawnthat even in its birth proclaims not innocencebut the virginity of time.Yet with the rising wind, a shudd..
        Reality Buffet

Reality Buffet

A Poem by Dean


Prepared illusion is the offering;you are invited to remain, sustainyour pre-ordained existence as you wish.The cost is just your freedom--non-negotia..
        Which Was and Is and Is to Come

Which Was and Is and Is to Come

A Poem by Dean


Timelessness is vague, I'm tolduntil I press for that specific momentto express what truth is all about,to shout back to the rooftops that their god i..