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immigrants

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by lostpoem

for those who have wandered far friends to the solitary ways, and in the long weary nights of contemplation for… Read more immigrants

The Boat

Posted on February 28, 2019 by lostpoem

                                       … Read more The Boat

maybe

Posted on February 28, 2019 by lostpoem

there are words between us like strings attached to a blue kite holding us just a little together, or the… Read more maybe

want and need

Posted on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 by lostpoem

in the rain, in the snow a little is all we need to know take off your shoes come sit… Read more want and need

quieter than silence

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by lostpoem

Access the project: Quieter than Silence

crossing the distance

Posted on August 9, 2018 by lostpoem

naked lying on the grass the flower is disrobing her patience illuminates the sky love embalms her petals with dew… Read more crossing the distance

This coming and going

Posted on May 26, 2018May 27, 2018 by lostpoem

We arrive so often In this place: Circling like vultures upon their prey, We have stood still and departed Hands… Read more This coming and going

alphabets de nostalgie

Posted on November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 by lostpoem

Perhaps we are not meant to understand What is to love Until we lose,  The ocean drifts aimlessly Like a gypsy who… Read more alphabets de nostalgie

après vous, mon beau langage*

Posted on April 8, 2017 by lostpoem

unimaginably beautiful this sunset in your eyes my love. *(from Introduction au Discours sur le peu de réalité by Andre… Read more après vous, mon beau langage*

si tu savais

Posted on March 23, 2013 by lostpoem

[through the woods we came spinning………….spinning the winds of fortune holding on to the sails the birds were dancing] my… Read more si tu savais

Sunshine and Starlight

Posted on March 5, 2013November 29, 2013 by lostpoem

Perhaps we should single her out she has a way with words If she would only talk, Now carry her… Read more Sunshine and Starlight

Show Not Tell

Posted on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 by lostpoem

heartbeats

Posted on February 26, 2012 by lostpoem

At night when everything and everyone is still and quiet I can hear my heart beating in my chest.  It… Read more heartbeats

the irrational

Posted on November 28, 2011 by lostpoem

sometimes happiness comes from the most irrational things…or situations..and life takes me by surprise.

in a few words

Posted on September 15, 2011November 28, 2017 by lostpoem

I can love you without resorting to the corny cliches of sweet utterances, holding hands or clinging to your manly… Read more in a few words

untitled

Posted on July 18, 2011 by lostpoem

the endlessness of humanity her outstretched hands calling; the voice of want, love, and wretched sorrow forever diabolical and draped… Read more untitled

McAlmont & Nyman

Posted on July 1, 2011November 29, 2013 by lostpoem

 

Paper Boat

Posted on June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

Hungry for more that never came The whisper, rustle and wild wave, I built a house of sand in my… Read more Paper Boat

Somersaults

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

If it was words that made love I would be the proud owner of A rich beautiful ancestry If it… Read more Somersaults

A while

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

It takes a while for them to understand Time, patience, love, stronghold It takes more than space to sink Depth… Read more A while

Proud

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

I made them proud Homeless thoughts Shattered and confused I defined their existence, Living beyond the walls Of man-made boundaries… Read more Proud

Magic, Silence, and Secrecy

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

Maybe I wasn’t street-smart funny or wise, Maybe life was a little bitter when I opened my eyes, Never could… Read more Magic, Silence, and Secrecy

Spring

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

He clings to me like a vapor of mist never letting go, His love is falling rain drenching my soul.… Read more Spring

This Circumference

Posted on June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

slowly it sinks deep this thought, a moment when truth itself unveils the unbearable ache of grasping your dream. and… Read more This Circumference

Alchemy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

Know it is the fires raging whirling us away subtle intimacy, This is our dance your kiss and my receptivity… Read more Alchemy

Mist and the Rose

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

I am the nobody you love Faceless without body I live in the ether you do not know You claim… Read more Mist and the Rose

Rainbow

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

There were many and I could not count The traces left behind, A cloud of smoke ring circling what I… Read more Rainbow

R.I.P.

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

Sometimes there is no music between our hearts, Sad silences stretch their broken wings. My song does not soar because… Read more R.I.P.

They Cannot Figure Me Out

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

They cannot figure me out A riddle, I am a meshed collage Of the several human versions Existing on this… Read more They Cannot Figure Me Out

Eternity

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

Will making this journey count? When distances grow lesser And years fewer Can the memory remain forever? Elapsed moments of… Read more Eternity

Abode

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

These hours multiply into days And weeks that change the face Of time as we deem it to be A… Read more Abode

Existence is a Leaf

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011 by lostpoem

A silence you may fall into The cherished depths of love; A reservoir of hope where none questions The why… Read more Existence is a Leaf

No Fear

Posted on May 16, 2011 by lostpoem

I would like to thank Chuck (aka Doctori Sadisco) for gifting me a signed copy of his wonderful book, and even though… Read more No Fear

Zaum Magazine

Posted on April 30, 2011 by lostpoem

I am excited to announce that my poem ‘If sleep was a bird’ was published in  Zaum Magazine from Sonoma State… Read more Zaum Magazine

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