40

we met
at interviews

40th floor 

prudential building 

cold day

she wanted

a future

I wanted 

out of the house 

new life

the lady I talked with 

ex-husband 

worked where I used to

she said bitterly

my chances were sunk

met my new friend 

we had lunch

some Polynesian place

bridges and koi fish 

then we parted

she went her way 

I went mine

I didn’t get an offer

I wonder

if she did

Distance tests horses endurance, time tests person’s character

Man who does not learn from past mistakes, likely to fail in future

Favorable wind makes journey more pleasant 

Haiku 1

one can hear echoes
of sad long ago times if

one listens too hard

‘76 song

playing; he is young again

for four:thirty five

old cemetery

so many forgotten souls

dog barking softly

The soul is deep within the depths of our ocean 

Keep away from the negative chi of others

One candle cannot light up an entire cavern