For L.B., Happy New Year! (2012)

It's been a year, but not our best,
Too often things were bad.
The urge to put this love to rest
Was sometimes all we had.

Yet, somehow, we have found new life,
The end is now in sight.
We met the pain, we met the strife,
With faith and future bright.

This time I will be by your side,
We'll welcome "our" new year!
My arms, of course, are open wide
For you and me, my dear!

New Year's Eve (2012)

For once, I have a resolution
That I can surely keep!
I'll love you still with all my heart,
But this is no great leap.

I've always done that anyway,
Why would that change next year?
In fact, I'll try to love you more,
'Cuz you deserve it, dear!

Turning the Page

I've tried to see a future
Where the two of us are done.
A future that is far removed
From the days when we were one.
We've put this off for too long.
Through the battles that we wage,
Love will stand, or it will fall,
But it's time to turn the page!

For L.B., Happy Mother's Day!

I.
You burn your candle to the snuff,
But to all you are the glue!
One day a year ain't near enough
To honor what you do!

Let's be clear, there is no other,
No one could take your place!
Dear, I see the perfect mother
Behind an angel's face!

II.
You give all each and every day,
Vacations aren't your style!
And every mess that comes your way
You handle with a smile!

You take care of the piddly stuff,
There's nothing you don't do!
One day, my sweet, ain't near enough
For what we put you through!

A Counting Rhyme (or Politics Schmolitics)

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Pick from losers you don't know.
When they flounder let it go,
Nothing changes on skid row!

The Lumberjack (2008)

You tell me you’re no beauty queen
And say I must be blind!
You’d rather some things go unseen
And hope that I don’t mind.

But you know what you do to me,
If not, you should, my dear.
I’m wanting you that’s plain to see,
But why you’re still not clear.

You won’t believe you are the cause,
As if you ever could!
You speak to me about your flaws,
While I’m here getting wood!

The Thorny Crown (2008)

You're clinging to the future
Though the past has let you down.
So many wounds to suture,
Still you wear your thorny crown.
With a pride that won't surrender
And a faith beyond compare,
You toil without splendor
Knowing love is waiting there.