What is the Christmas Spirit?

Here is a link to a video showing my Christmas Prose Poetry which I wrote and read in my church a week last Sunday. It was also published in the Arthur Graphic Clarion – the local community newspaper in my town. Sadly, I will not be present to read it at this year’s Christmas eve

Spoken Word Poetry Video: Time is Precious

This is a very short poetry video, yet has some simple deep words about time… Time is a priceless yet meaningful gift that we have here on this Earth…

Poetry Video: “Forgetting that I am Human”

I created a video from my original written poem, “Forgetting that I am Human,” which can be found in my book of poems, “The Road Map of Our Soul.” Feel free to watch and listen below. The video is hosted on Youtube. You can see (and perhaps buy) the book that has the poem in

Experimenting with types of poetry/writing styles: A LIMERICK

With some extra time at home on my hands this year, I’ve been taking some time to experiment with different types of poems. One type that I tried out was writing a limerick. I found this to be fun, yet a little challenging with the rhyming. I wrote one titled, ” A Hipster and His

Listen to a Performance Poetry Reading: May I Have this Dance?

A preview of the poem, “May I Have This Dance?” is below. I hope you enjoy this performance poetry reading from my podcast, Spoken Word Poetry Podcast. ************************** May I have this dance? I stand here in the corner in some type of foggy trance. May I have this dance? It’s been a while since

Watch Spoken Word Poetry Video: Silence the Mind

Spoken Word Poetry Video… Everyone has something to lose

A spoken word poem and video which I wrote and created that depicts today’s chaos in our society and the disagreement that is between so many people… “We all come from different walks of life, full of personal stories.” “Everyone has something to lose, something to gain. Not one of us are the same.” May

“Layers of Anxiety” Poetry Video

I created a video for my poem, “Layers of Anxiety.” Some of you who follow my blog may have read and heard me recite it.  When I have extra time, I am trying to make some videos to go along with my poems… Hope you find the video interesting. Thank you for following my blog,

Spoken Word Poetry: Burning the Embers

I created a video for my poem, “Burning the Embers.” The words to the poem are below. Burning the Embers Through the flames of the rising burning fire, she saw all the glory that awaited her. The embers burned with all of the haunting memories of a haunted past as they were swept away in the

I’ve written and composed a song titled, “You Are Near.”

  Along with writing poetry, I have begun learning to write my own music. A couple years ago, I started taking piano lessons, and once I began learning the notes and how to play some chords, I really wanted to write my own music… “You Are Near,” is the first song that I have written