• Poetry - Reflections

    Focused Anxiety

    September 16, 2025 - By 

    Relief is hard to come byConstant change swirls around like sand in the dust stormThe world and here at homeNo more lazy summerFall harvest emphasizes the movement of the seasonsOverwhelmed to learning to boredNervous energy like a mist hangs around my worldWhere can value be extracted?Where will change throw the human aside?Where will the new intelligence leave us?I asked for something differentMaybe the stress and strain will resolve into a familiar flowPerhaps a brand-new idea outside my focus will emergeWhat if hard work was rewarded?What if the struggle was just slightly less intense?Will the talented remain?For years I feel a…

  • Poetry

    Rapid Fire

    October 21, 2024 - By 

    Forever pended Nothing finished Each moment fleeting Every Day Something new Shifting sands beneath Plug a hole Find another How are we even floating? Solutions promised System broken Forever at a standstill Autumn colors Restoring Hope Darkness arrives early One’s reflection Sparking Joy Reborn in Light

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    March Madness: A Whirlwind of Life Events and Achievements

    June 16, 2024 - By 

    While some might think of the famous basketball tournament when you hear these words, I found myself in a whirlwind of big life events during my most recent March.  We start this little story at work where the first quarter of the year is a sales promotion meant to bring in new business.  We are on the service side of things, but the people that are selling did not disappoint.  There is always a cutoff time, but the people in the field submit items to us up to the last minute.  Sometimes we will get stuck on creating this large…

  • Poetry - Reflections

    Worthwhile

    September 16, 2023 - By 

    I reach back to the pastIn search for answersFrom childhood to my later youthI wander, aimlessly, or so it seemsGuided by those nearbyAnd further stillClose family and far-flung cousinsInfluences, all the sameFriends through life or just a seasonClinging to each momentSecrets hidden, or perhaps revealedEarning trustA shielded world was my experienceNot complete, but protectedEnoughWrapped in the knowledge of the CreatorSilently watching or actively directingAll the pain, suffering, death, and destructionExposed, but not a fearful stanceRaised against the mighty waveSails bent most severelyYet we live onA family tree with scars and troubleOnly less so when we hide the truthNot that humanity…