Settling
I wrote this poem shortly before settling down in NYC after months on the go. Will I stay for long? Let’s hope so. Though it’s freedom pure Lived on impulse, … Continue reading
Cruise Control
I was taking a Metro North train into New York City about two months ago when I began writing this rhyming poem. I had been thinking about those millions of … Continue reading
Words from the Lonely Road (Circa Fall 2011)
I was on the verge of dropping out of school and losing my 12-month scholarship from the Chinese government when I wrote the foundations for this poem. I was living … Continue reading
One Year
Some people say Life goes by more quickly As you get older, but This past year Straddling my 23rd and the 24th Was the longest of my life It seems … Continue reading
Goodbye Vermont (Hello New York)
Vermont, Vermont, we’re through I don’t want to lead you on …I’m leaving, gone Your body, at its summer’s finest I hadn’t yet won Your warm, sunny rolling hills of … Continue reading
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