‘Russian Girl’
She cries for the boys at war.
Her heart aches for her people.
Confused by the suffering in the world.
‘Look At What I Have Done’
This man of the 19th century cannot see past his guilt.
A sea of misunderstandings.
A tragic ending to himself.
Confusion sets in.
Betraying a ruined reputation.
'Howdy From the Grave’
It is wise to remember death.
The day of death is better than the day of birth.
The skeleton man sits up and raises his hat in greeting;
in the form of the letter G.
‘Abigail’
She is her father’s joy.
A well-mannered daughter.
Her ear is attune to Prudence.
These long neck, orange hair and gentle eyes leave no suspicion.
Nevertheless, beauty fades and charm is deceptive.
‘Loud & Clear Ear Man’
A stick man hangs from the shadow as if he has pulled it down with him.
A shouting conscience.
An exaggerated ear to each character, who seem to be in panic.
The ear tests the truth.
At times the truth is too much to handle.
So they throw their hands in the air in disarray.
‘Premonition’
The figure can sense there is danger ahead.
His surroundings are unfamiliar and misleading.
In the future he falls asleep.
Then takes six steps.
Before being lifted to the heavens.
Is it lucid?
‘I’m Sorry’
There is a supernatural storm.
Something terrible has happened.
The woman is distraught.
The baby’s life was terminated.
A suicide note floats in the wind.
‘Solely Punctuation’
A foreign question.
A delayed response.
A mind of frustration.
Under a red sun burning with indignation.
‘Warning’
The farmer receives a vision.
The angel speaks to his mind.
There is trouble headed over the hill.
Armed men who are his enemies.
‘Alles’
A German girl is transposed.
Her inner child is awakened.
She feels contained and isolated.
Her dreams deferred.
‘Affinity for Life’
Humanity is cornered.
One must eat.
The man who doesn’t work, doesn’t eat.
The hand is severed.
The apple is out of reach.
The mouth is trapped inside the wall.
‘Double Minded Snail’
This snail is torn.
It is headed west, but it believes it is to go east.
It is unstable in its way.
Slowly dragging along and always pausing.
Without momentum.
‘Red Man Running’
Why must the Red Man run?
Who is chasing him?
Why does he appear concerned?
Where is his weapon?
Where are his tribe?
‘World Upside Down’
The figure attempting to ascertain the path.
All looks bleak.
Darkness has penetrated the very fabric of the journey.
A framework without a blueprint.
‘Desert Mad’
This serpent and one lone coyote.
About a guy tangled and twisted.
Who is lifted out with the chimney smoke.
It is not good for a man to be alone.
The night and day coexist.
‘Post-Proposal’
His fiancee lost her head.
He asked for the ring back.
The flower of romantic love wilted.
A motherly angel can only stand by.
‘Unseen’
They are there and we are not aware.
‘Old Lucy’
He laughs and spits in your face, “I hate you!”
Behind him are his motives:
STEAL, KILL, DESTROY
‘The Second Coming’
Wide is the path of destruction and many go by it.
Narrow is the path to life and few are chosen.
The man at the gate finds the way.
His faith led him there.
‘The Suffering Servant’
(Read Isaiah, Chapter 53, AMP)
‘Near Death Experience’
The enemy flies in his sleep.
Bringing him a nightmare.
Doing what he can to instill fear.
‘Dust to Dust’
A Christian death.
His time was up and he left his earthly home.
No one remembered him.
Only his Savior.
‘Tales of the Goat Sucker’
The Chupacabra is the antagonist.
The Old Goat calls him out.
Stupid is another word for evil.
One is never too old, too young or the perfect age.
‘Street View’
An Italian boy looks up from the Verona byway.
He sees God and acknowledges Him.
Without being taught.
Wisdom is natural for him.
If one thinks he is right, he is wrong, yet if he knows he is wrong, then there is hope.
‘6:18 AM’
He seems deep in thought, his mind fixed on something.
It is not apparent that he is praying.
‘Momento Mori’
A wise person thinks about death, but a fool thinks only about having a good time.
Is this dead one wise or a fool?
Who will be his ultimate Judge?
‘Midflight’
Others do not like to see one free.
So, then does one cease to be?
How, can one not wish to share their freedom.
‘Jick Magger’
The psychedelic era.
This guy is out of his head.
He was telling everyone his name was Jick Magger.
Then, decades later, he became an epiphany.
‘Be Set Apart’
They were on a heist.
Then something came over Hank.
He suddenly felt remorse and was entranced.
There was this warm light and still small voice.
He knew he was loved.
‘The Art in Pain’
Drawing triangles that intersect.
The rhombus and the kite.
Circles, center points, pulses and pressure points.
All limbs from the neck and head.
Therein is the very core.
Then it vanished.
'O-Boy, ZZ and Anton’
To friends and those we don’t forget.
Never abandon a friend.
Nevertheless, we come and go.
'Romantic Burn’
She received flowers already dead.
They once burned with color.
Now they are like smoke in the eyes.
‘Red-Tailed Hawk’
He rarely speaks.
A careful listener.
Always tranquil.
‘Cowboy A’
He is lost in his own equation.
Somewhere in the mechanics of self-sufficiency.
There is a missing piece.
How can he free himself from the system.
‘Knockout’
It didn’t make the front page.
But, he fought hard.
Went twelve rounds.
This one was bigger than last time.
‘Western Scene’
Victor is a dangerous man.
Hank knows it.
Now they’ve crossed paths.
‘Pioneer’
He takes a dangerous step of faith into the unknown.
Turning away from the orthodox.
His shadow appears as in a loop of time.
‘Fruit Trees’
Her vision is a blur.
She has no door to exit.
Longing for the fruit of Love.
She keeps her home in Spirit.
‘Glory’
The presence of God made manifest.
Resistance from the institution.
The glory will come down with angelic force.
A shadow of blood.
‘Jazz’
Dancing tears into my eyes.
It’s so emo.
‘Dogging a Bullet’
There was a confrontation.
Sal was unarmed.
He leaped for his life.
The perpetrator got away.
‘No Fun Intended’
What do you say?
Shall we?
Have fun?
What law stands against the joys of imagination?
‘Dear East Beach’
One day
Standing by the pool
facing the East
Saint Barbara said,
“In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”
Miraculously drawing the sign of the cross in the hardened marble wall of the bathhouse
Using only her pinky finger
To create the holy impression
‘Forfeit’
The farmer is perplexed
He has received bad news
The banker has come to seize the property
‘Little One’
My goodness, child
My how you’ve grown
Into a mature young lady
Tragically
You aren’t remembered
Your days pass on
Into the everlasting
Where Our Father embraces you
‘Wizard & Witch’
Who knows who they are and who cares?
‘Oops’
“I fell”, she exclaimed
“Good thing no one is around”, she laughed to herself
‘Raging Bull’
Jake LaMotta incarnate.
‘Son of a Prince’
He lost his identity.
A personal crisis.
His father still sees him as his beloved.
‘Self-portrait’
It was a poor trait of his.
He was aware of it.