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  • Stripping Away

    I’m working on homes Where most often The old oak floors Are stripped, sealed And gorgeously refinished It’s a fun process To see take place Painstaking time and energy Is put into Pulling out all Of the old stains Scratches and wear Meticulous sanding Back and forth The grit getting Finer and finer Funny thing…

  • Hot Lava

    White candle Sitting next To the fire Wick alit Slowly running Pushing tenderly Over the rim Pouring down Onto the Stained wood table Building a Luxurious reservoir Lava running wild Out of the mountain top Pushing onward Slowly oozing Towards the sea Blindly consuming Everything in the path Unaware and focusing On the present movement…

  • Full Circle

    11 years ago I was told He is yours I took over His care I had already Been doing a lot But it was a Step To do more To thrive I knew He needed All I could give Survive And thrive He did Age 17 I step in Fully again This time Very different…

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    Eclipsing Rick

    August 21, 2107. A day most of us will never forget! The total eclipse, the first in 40 years, hit us in Colorado right around lunch time. I remember going out unsure of what it would be like. This is a picture I captured with my phone. Unknowingly I lifted it up to see what…

  • Dark Rising

    Taken in the summer of 2017 in Arvada, CO. This was shot right before the most significant unraveling started taking place in every area of my life. A foretelling of what was to come. Some moments are burned so deep they will not be forgotten…

  • Standing

    Standing She stands Speechless Feet firm Sinking sand All around Dark hair blown Wet curls Dripping residue From the sand-filled wind Waves crashing Blasting forward Tempting her rage To surface Not allowing Anything To slow their Violent progress Her unabating life Hanging Upon this defiant choice The category four Soon to slam Engulfing everything That…

  • Fear is a Coward

    F E A R Dominating in its presence A ghost in the night Grinning incessantly Void of distinction Heavy in person-hood Making aware danger and hazard Shouting in my brain Thieving joy Weighed down while weakness sprouts Suffocating anxiety Controlling every move A pulsating vile coward Living with belief Avoidance would work                                    The grind-thru-it…