Xanadu
 

Zinnia buds all dried up in the flower bed— one still remaining. There are 20 different species of zinnia and they range in size, color,...

Blaring hurricanes deafening the silent mind diverging the peace. The eye of the hurricane. The calmness. The quietness. The silence....

Flying Soccer Ball Landing softly on your foot Cushioned by the grass The haiku sounds simple, and it is. Yet whenever somebody thinks...

I hear her, it’s my Mom—She’s chopping and stirring It’s time for dinner Usually around four, I start to smell it. The scent of...

Do you ever blink and think of me, my butter- flies feel like beehives. The feeling of lovesick: when butterflies fluttering in your...

afraid of the dark? fear resides in all of us shared experience My dad has always said fear is the only man-made emotion. But aren’t all...

Keep the dead hidden. Out of sight, behind wrappings— Never show that face. It’s as if I am dead. Not only entombed but mummified. My...

He got in his car, wearing his plaid pajama pants, and headed straight to the gas station. From the moment he woke up, his mind was fixed...

As I toss my toothbrush on the top of my suitcase I try to remember where it all went wrong, but I can’t place the exact moment when I...

When I walk downstairs on a typical Sunday, I am enveloped by the warm, comforting smell of baked grain, a freshly arrived guest from...