• 1991 and before...
• Victim of Circumstance -- justice in the old west..........................August 15, 1990
• An Ode to My Mad Uncle -- I guess it runs in the family...............June 19, 1991
• Unknown -- a trip to Tombstone, AZ inspired this........................October 4, 1991
• Rebirth -- an intrepid soul reaching out.......................................November 29, 1991
• Upon the Dizzying Edge -- where I dance madly...........................December 1, 1991
• The Ivory Tower -- a little perspective.........................................December 17, 1991
• 1992
• The Land -- something with a western flare..................................January 31
• The Mirror -- reflections on the Los Angeles riots........................May
• Serenity -- an exercise in alliteration.............................................June 15
• The Joining -- a soulful, sensual experience..................................June 30
• To Say Goodbye -- how long and deep a hurt............................October 6
• The President is Dead--a cynical look at politics, circa 1992.......Octover 10
• 1993
• Two Souls Departing -- a look at death, from the other side........January 17
• A Birth-- the beginning of a better person..........................Februrary 10
• The Coming of Freedom-- in the backdoor, unnoticed..........May 11
• an angel-- a momentary experience, a lifetime changed...............May 30
• Success -- the journey, and the things we find along the way.......July 15
• Perceiving and Perception -- what is real?..................................August 5
• The Dragon Queen--a fanciful ode to a fairytale staple.........September 2
• A Tenet of Faith -- what I believe..............................................September 3
• Silly Notions and Random Thoughts -- and other strange ideas...September 6
• When the Soul is Found Empty --reflections of a lost love...........October
• Into the Madness--a trip down Insanity Lane.............................November 3
• Time--putting the passage of time into perspective.....................December
• A Love Song--a moment in the lives of lovers............................December
• 1994
• Shadows of the Blame -- a dark soul falling...............................February 15
• Love Letters from a Poison Pen -- a cynical love.......................April 11
• Daddy, Can You Hear Me--saying goodbye.............................August 9
• The Candle and The Rose -- true love, doomed and devoted....August 30
• Unneeded Words -- enough said.............................................October 1
• 1995
• That Day--stupid mistakes often cost dearly..............................January 1
• A Writer's Curse--exactly.........................................................January 2
• Intimate Strangers.....................................................................January 2
• Eternal Eyes -- a glance beyond mortality..................................March 15
• Vagrant Streams -- the common consciousness of mankind.......April 5
• Would You? -- love isn't perfect...............................................July 5
• Somewhere in the Middle -- where we begin............................August 28
• Whispering Aloud (places I have been) -- exactly.....................August 30
• Another Man's Child--the love of a child can change a man......September 3
• October is Burning -- you'd have to read it...............................September 15
• Sidewalk Weeds -- inevitable, life springs up............................September 21
• and the silence is gone -- fear and love vie for control...............September 25
• A Good Friend --sometimes a good friend can only walk away...
• Final Payment --his sin?......
• Behold, This Night--never have I had anything so strong...
• 1996
• a beautiful war --a poem inspired by a line in an episode of "Highlander"...a quote to delicious to pass by...
• A Mother Can Overlook Some Things--a piece written for a contest I entered about life on the border...
• Picture of an Ordinary Man--a local artist's passing brought these words to me...
• Better Days --for a friend who struggles everyday to make it in this world...
• Freedom Revolting --stop and think before you act...the consequences might not be what you expect...
• Humanity Rehung --coming to terms with ourselves
• Mexico --another piece written for the contest
• Breathing Fire --this began as a line from a Garth Brooks song...or rather, what I thought I heard in it...
• infinity forgives--I don't really know where this came from...
• Rage--I had recently seen the movie "Desperado"...that should say it all...
• Endless Dawn--This began while watching a movie about a woman with a severl bi-polar condition...
• Death's Angel Fair --I'm not sure if this came of "Touched by An Angel" or an episode of "Xena"
• Two Anglos by the River --Another piece for the contest...
• there is none --the result of a rather dismal day...
• Trapped Lives--another bad day...
• Yesterday's Sins --another TV Movie....
• a second language --the contest...again
• Labels --ditto
• Concordia--ditto...again...
• An Awakening--inspired by another poem...an affirmation of strength and self-worth...
• In Comfort As We Cry --Two woman meet at the grave of someone they both loved...
• And Life Goes On --a lover says farewell...
• Adobe Walls --again, written for the contest...
• Transitions--as a young friend turned 21...
• The Master Waits Alone --someone actually asked me for this...I'm not sure he got what he expected...
• 1997
• Irreversibly--A piece written in the throes of Lust...I won't say over who...
• careful lives (not mine)--A poem about a carefree soul trapsing through a careless world...
• Eden is Empty--I believe this poem arose while working on one of the vampire stories, and may very well be wrapped up inside of them...
• Control--Remote Control, that is....
• Forms--A sarcastic little piece written upon request (and no, I didn't make her fill out the form!)
• Cease Fire--One morning as I left for work, I was struck by the quiet of the city...
• Destiny--I honestly don't know where this came from or why...but I find it compelling...
• Car Pool--The morning commute through downtown El Paso...in all its joy and glory...
• Fractured Fairytales--This started as a something I heard in a documentary about the life of Princess Dianna...It sort of spun itself from there...
• When the Monster Also Cries--The title occurred to me...and I had to work a little to get the rest, but over all it had the affect I was looking for....
• Consuming Gods--Cynicism runs rampant this year and this snarling little piece is a glaring example...
• A New Made Devil--Yet another born of the vampire stories, they've been on my mind a lot lately...
• Tired Hands--A tribute to those who have lived longer than the rest of us....
• Flowers for Diana--This year we lost a wonderful woman and her death touched the entire world...
• Breaking In the Bones--The struggle of an artist...
• Revelation--I'm not entirely sure...but it sounded good at the time...
• Guilt--No explanation necessary...
• Wounded Shadow--A woman in the shadows of her man...
• Innocent Sins--Something my brother said started this one...
• My Love--As many of you know, I have a lust-thing for John Dye, the actor who plays Andrew on "Touched by an Angel"
• 1998
• Grieving--it's difficult to say goodbye...and grieving is a long process...
• The First Time--a touching look at a beginning...
• Consummation--All writers are consummed by the need to write...
• The Difference Between Us--what exactly makes you different from me?
• The Gift--My own personal life gift...
• Leaving--two lives torn apart
• my soul hurts--I'm not sure how this started, but it has a raw, emotional quality
• Loss--To love and never be able to realize that love...
• I have Sinned--I had just seen "City of Angels" and its story touched me
• The Age of Compromise--the price we pay to save our souls
• Occupational Hazards--we all have them
• Little Pieces--I seem to have developed a preoccupation with age and aging
• One Hundred and Eight (before noon)--A series of long, hot, dry days inspiried this piece
• 1999
• The Fire God--The first line came in a flash of inspiration, and the rest simply tumbled out...
• Atlanta--I was flying into Atlanta last Christmas and the clouds inspired this...
• From Here--An all-too familiar story of the silence of a doomed marriage...
• Fifteen Dollars a Pint--Selling the precious fluid of life
• Silent Thundering--The art of making Love
• Inquisition--Looking at the extremes of religious fervor
• Apart From You--For those who must be away from the ones they love
• 2000
• Blinded Naivete--This started on the ride home from work one night...I'm not sure why
• coffee spot--This began as something to fill the "Kitchens" theme on Voices
• Expectations--A long hard day in the company of an impossible person started this...
• The Cup of Cerridwyn--Some of you may get this...and you're the ones I wrote it for...
• Heket's Touch--Heket is an Egyptian goddess of birthing...
• Untitled--something of a self affirmation...

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