JOB LAMENT 
Today I nearly cried
for the beauty of the garden.
A brief smell of roses,
a whiff of pastoral memory... | 
| Work Poems | Posted: 10/14/2003 @ 3:07am | 
SILENT PARTNER 
No need to mention any of the names
of those who ask me, “Why so quiet, James?”
In truth, I’m quiet ... | 
| Work Poems | Posted: 10/14/2003 @ 3:07am | 
HOMESTEAD 
Take away a quality
and a home becomes a cage --
not a blessed refuge
but a place to pace and rage.
... | 
| Animals Poems | Posted: 10/14/2003 @ 3:07am | 
WHY WE WRITE 
Poets have dreams on paper, that we craft
to sail thought’s ocean on an idea raft,
unperturbed, thou... | 
| Contemplations Poems | Posted: 10/14/2003 @ 3:07am |