Rain with feeling sounded on my head, running through my hair, dripping with random lines onto my face, like tears without reason, they course onto my shirt. The ground glistens, painted clean, each object baptized with water; the opening sound of wind builds like an orchestra warming for night. The sky soon reopens with … More A MOMENT ALONE
Street lights sign in as dusk resigns to darkness. Scattered shadows of leaves dance on midnight sidewalks. Homes sleep in silence. Dark breezes lift curtain edges, creating life from worn cloth. Porch lights dot the galaxy of streets. Picket fences keep strangers away but ghosts pass through freely. A train whistle, distant yet sharp, bleeds … More MIDNIGHT
The release of loss Should be a temporary dark over; like a half smile, part with you, part at you. It’s when confessions drip from a repentant tongue, loosening squeaky thoughts, relieved to be free. The inside of healing words fight to the surface, struggling for new air; a chance for old shadows … More THIS DAY
Dust rose in menacing circles behind the car; generations of travel brushed to the roadside. Truck lights create lonely shadows. Bleary eyes crave coffee; the liquid toothpicks of temporary vision. Hitchhikers seek the ride of hope. Their boots worn down to sandals as they desire other places. Forgiveness is far from home. Familiar voices are … More DOWN AWAY
We become reduced by the strength of day; it starts like honey but can turn to tar. We seek shade under the cool of willows, harmless on a rivers edge, there branches whisper as breezes slip through. Songs of riches bring us to the mountain of hope. Wealth fails to provide the joy as seasons … More BURN-OFF
There is a sideways to life, when the steps of hesitancy alter a forward course. Though the ground remains unshaken, we tremble with instability, as the enemy of doubt sets up camp. A war begins. The air is full of wind and rain forcing us to seek shelter from this storm and … More SIDEWAYS
CONSTANT FORCES Treasures uncovered, delights hidden, musicians in motion, gates and shadows, unwelcome guests, changing tides, angels without wings, heaven understanding, rain and mud, wandering shoes, bouquets welcome, youth rejects fear, a jewel covered, crestfallen heroes, tomorrow becomes history. secrets of death, roads without shoulders, curves with weight, the yeast of gold, unwilling words, Kerouac’s … More CONSTANT FORCES
Roger Singer 