I left my heart in bowling green, kentucky

shouldn’t i have forgotten? by now? you borrowed a piece of my heart — we were finishing college we had one year to go you left that summer for a job at a national park U never returned / / / i’m here waiting still waiting forever waiting for your return please return to Bowling

Thanks for the dance

i went to dances in high school i danced with anyone who said “yes” i went to local schools (girls at other schools did not know how shy i was during that time) then college happened — i never found the perfect partner then after college i visited dance clubs & country clubs with dance

Death, please don’t awaken me when it’s my turn

this feeling . . . it’s more than my thoughts i don’t wake up as i once did now sleeping until 11:30 a.m. or noon before i want to begin the day not hungry breakfast is a liquid meal replacement whichever is cheapest at stores caught covid three times long term covid symptoms are bringing

I am losing weight –will you be my friend now?

Many reading this are like me –just a tad bit overweight should i say 50 pounds–if i say i need to lose 65 pounds or more will you delete me as a friend? don’t unfriend me yet i already lost 2 pounds over 3 months losing weight is slow going especially when people visit and

Knocking on Jesus’s Door

hi Jesus i’m suppose to be “joyful” the church people tell me — i smile to make them think i am joyful but you/ and i/ know better … it’s all about the feeling of not achieving the things i have always wanted/ it’s not about lack of food or money/ i don’t remember the

Waiting for time take me for a ride

do you ever feel like this “i’ve done what I can do — now i will wait it out i’ve done it all desire for trips/ gone desire to write books/gone desire to eat out/gone i want to be left alone/ to be a recluse i like music if i can understand words don’t want

Time

The Forgotten Poet

Will I be given a second chance? My life as a poet ended in 1978 when I stopped writing Book sales had declined I was sleeping on park benches Eating leftover food from restaurants Once I wrote 17 books of love poetry Through the years I met many who bought my poetry books For years

When I Was Young

Letters