Jon Roggie : Writing

Let them wonder

Let them wonder

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Words are not our own, and they never mean the same.Some might call it being vague,but it is more momentary honesty.The initial vision changes.Alterna..
It keeps you alive

It keeps you alive

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Some stories take time.You can't just blurt them out.Might give a hint, one caught by the observant.Stories change, adding new lines, and different d..
Teacher?

Teacher?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I really should be a hermit.Granted.I made the suggestion.On-line schooling.Now,I want to know who came up with the title of learning coach.I have to ..
So many stories

So many stories

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Friend gave a request. She wanted one about stone mermaids, each showing their grief.Now,I will be the first to say, the old stories hurt.A mermaid w..
Back to the story

Back to the story

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The words are running in the background, and the story is waiting.Not like I can explain it.I am not the one to ask the questions. I just tell a story..
I stand on one toe

I stand on one toe

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Face submergedMoving with the currentsOne toe acting as an anchorHolding my breathEyes wide openWatching a different worldTaking a moment Trying not t..
10:34

10:34

A Poem by Jon Roggie


A couple of hours,and it will be a year.I find myself with no words.Miss you Dad.
If I were to accept

If I were to accept

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Running a few lines by a friend, and this happens. Odd write, but I like it. Paul Postma, you need to join the Cafe.
Ink

Ink

A Poem by Jon Roggie


For some a fad, a painful decoration.One maybe regretted.Others, a statement, beliefs etched upon the skin.And then there are those,a memory, one car..
Deep fried turkey

Deep fried turkey

A Poem by Jon Roggie


You have to know what you are doing.We have all seen the images, one accident after another.Each caused by an amateur attempt.Large bird added to a po..