Corporate Drone Do my will Dance on your marionette string Obey the voice Outside your head Give up your will to change Dance, little poppet...

Wobble, wobble, wobble Is the sound my heart makes As my head is spinning at the changes I didn't choose to make Wobble, wobble, wobble ...

In a little boat with waves all around sits a small girl and a book. The waves toss and turn and the boat's mightily thrown but she does...

Michael, Michael, You were a star. You danced in backward strides, Drew images of horror with your feet, Sang songs of denial, Didn't ca...

15 minutes to browse the garden 15 minutes to live Check on the cuttings Geraniums, roses, impatiens Look at the ants busy at work Flip the ...

Tick tock, tick tock... EXPLOSION! (and that was the end of the story.) It seems every newspaper speaks of sure doom- If not recession depre...

I'm drowning in a bowl full of chili My blood pressure's through the roof She heaped up my bowl with the kindest intentions I paid m...

Shall we have fried brain for supper? Will it be my brain or yours? Whose brain has been taxed more? (I've been working on my taxes.) Wh...

No stress, don't cry The day will be over soon Hush and hushaby Close your eyes Tonight you'll have sweet dreams Don't think abo...

It seems we all have problems, You and me, and he and she. We sell our soul daily for pennies. Slaves at our labour, Cowards of our pasts, S...

You called me to your side that night What did you want to say? I didn't hear you calling Though I dreamed you said goodbye. Did you wan...

(This is a poem in memory of my friend's mother who passed away this Saturday. My heart goes out to their family.) I will remember all o...

You grew frail. You stopped to eat. You told me that your life was over; you were beat. I beat my chest. I pulled my hair. I told you life w...

This is my favourite poem by Dylan Thomas. I think of it often, whenever I am faced with losing someone dear. The history of the poem (as I ...

I'm putting down roots that wriggle through dirt, that swell and expand and reach down. The soil can be hard, dry, brittle, or moist. Th...

Three decades ago, I waited for you. In the womb, you were late, And I waited. Three decades have passed, And you're impatient And you C...

Walk the path that lights up for you. Remember the days for which you live. Speak the words that help others, and lend the hand that can cha...

You cannot match my raisin eyes, those glistening lumps of prune. They seem to smile with secret clues of how an oven bakes. They're dri...

A car drives by The leaves go up They tumble in the air A man walks by He glances down Leaves crush underfoot --Marie Tai

Stuffing my face with chocolate eclairs, Regard! Another pie arises! I reach out and take it, and open my mouth. The hot steam burns my tong...