I'm a writer, educator, and counselor. I write humorous essays, social critiques and poetry. I view the world through the lens of progressive education, psychology, and the natural world.
This poem was written from the perspective of an Owl. Light and sound seem to stick out most at night - as if they as if they were soloing on an instrument. Sound is isolated and it almost echoes. Light is muted-grey but allows you enough shine to see. I hope you enjoy my poem! …
This is a poem about wildfires. I was driving down the San Bernardino Mountains in California when I saw a vast expanse of a burnt landscape. This was the area where a massive wildfire burned last year, the one started by a "gender reveal" party. I was saddened by this event on the news and …
This is another poem that was written based on random title ideas in my idea journal - much like my previous post. When I looked through my journal and saw "To the city we left behind", I immediately thought of Portland, Oregon. Claire and I lived in Portland a few years back, and I still …
This is a poem based on a random title I wrote in my idea journal: Don't be blinded to the life we give to the dying. As a creative writing exercise, I get into a "stream of consciousness" mindset and write down as many poem titles as I can in two minutes. I will look …
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This is a poem I wrote about Spring birds. Every year, I always remember when I first see an American Robin. Since I recently moved to the mountains of Southern California, I did not think that I would see Robins again this spring. But I was wrong! What a sight, my old friends. In fact, …
This post is in honor of it being April. Here is a poem I wrote about a chilly spring day. I was walking in a meadow with Claire when we noticed a bird chirping but it almost seemed like a warbled buzzing. It is when I first leaned about Blue-winged Warblers. I hope you enjoy …
This is a poem that took shape over the course of two weeks. I took some time away from writing/creating recently when I visited my old home of San Diego. There were little lines and ideas that popped into my head or my life from time to time during that trip. I made a note …
This is a poem I wrote about a short little adventure I took this past weekend. I'm still very much getting used to my new area of the world. If you've seen my previous posts, you know I recently moved to the San Bernardino Mountains in California. I was recently driving down the mountain on …
This is a poem I wrote after a very large snowstorm the other day. I live in the mountains of California, and we have been getting massive storm after massive storm. I remember looking out of my window and being struck by the idea of a physical reminder of the prior day - in this …
This is a poem I wrote over the past two days. In my last post - Flake - I wrote a poem using a new method. I attempted to write a Haiku, then gave up after writing lines over and over again. Eventually the poem led me to where it wanted to go rather than …
