In Memory of My Second Uncle HNB

Death is closer to meafter every funeral I’ve attended. He died and was cremated todayleaving behind a legacy,a series of …

Tết 2018 / Vietnamese Lunar New Year 2018

I stared at the pink cherry blossoms
And the amazing blue sky
Reflected in the creek

Dream On

To what use could I put words I’ve been hunting for
when life’s erosion of feelings and inspiration
seems like just a matter of time
like the faded fall foliage in the forest

Dreams

Of a few dreams which soared to the sky
and others that died un-materialized
you’re better than the best dream
I’ve ever had

A Poem for My Mother 2017

You are honey and hammer to me
And you will always be.

48th Anniversary

You set foot on an unknown path assuming
It would be lined with roses and poetry

The Deserts

The call of love and life was somewhere
between the blue sky
And the laughter of the boys climbing
the yellow stone mountain peaks

Valentine’s Day 2017

We met somewhere between the lines
When silence became words

Jan 1st 2017

Let’s empty 2016
And paint the new year with a brightest
color you could ever visualize