Poetry — Warts and all To see so clearly Nothing hidden from view Bright light of day equally shines on your dark side In the dark I see the goodness, too Your darkness and your goodness Are the reasons I love you

The autumnal moon — My longtime friend the moon shifts in autumn Seeming to know it’s the season for new beginnings I bask in its full glow amid my struggles They come into focus under a full moon The glowing light carefully dissipates everything from the past Creates fertile soil for new growth As…

Something was missing all along —

About being alone in a crowd of two —

My story about losing the ability to walk — I was given my third leg before my 36th birthday. When, according to the “Riddle of the Sphinx”, I should have still been walking on 2 legs: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening? A man: he…

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” — With a mind of its own Outside cleaning the birdbath with the blue moon still in the sky, I see my left arm doing what it wants without my asking. It was disabled by a severe stroke 25 years ago. It is mostly annoying, yet my lover just mentioned he likes how it sometimes touches him…

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