Captian's Log The Gargoyle 14 Nov 2023 Within a hidden nook above our heads, a vigil's kept, my chiseled guardian. Below his stony gaze, our world now spreads; his silent welcome leads and pulls me in. I…
Captian's Log I Write, I Hope 6 Nov 20234 Nov 2023 I write, I hope, what will be read, but know I write despite it all. I write, I hope, to speak the truth, though know from that great height I'll…
Captian's Log Dark Gods 8 Oct 20237 Oct 2023 How soft the shadow creeps the specter, Death, awaits and something in me weeps and something in me hates. Above me, clearest blue, above me, pine-tree bower, and here, a…
Captian's Log We All Fall Down 6 Sep 20234 Sep 2023 And we all fall down and lose our crown yes, the end draws near and I'm full of fear My knees do shake and my heart does break I must…
Captian's Log On the Death of My Uncle at the End of a Slow Suicide 18 Jun 202317 Jun 2023 Please God, he was only ever good to me. I know, I cannot help but know it, what sort of man he was. But is there not some hope for…
Captian's Log Sonnet: Bleeding Time 17 May 202317 May 2023 I'm bleeding time and raking in the cash, more money than I ever thought to make. Before I die, I'll have a healthy stash, but more than gold-and-silver is at…
Captian's Log My Prayer this Day 8 Feb 2023 After many a clouded day, I gaze out my window this morning to view the precious, azure sky. My heart leaps within me, and I pray that my hope may…
Captian's Log Stand 19 Jan 2023 There are darker times ahead for you, my son, and worse than these will come. You must stand, you must, and there is no other choice. Time may seem unkind,…
Captian's Log Poem: Look Up 16 Jan 2023 I know I must not now despair though all my dreams are in the air though every hope's about to fail— my future seems a bitter tale. And I cannot…
Captian's Log Hope and Dreams 9 Jan 2023 Some dreams are dreamt when we're asleep others are meant our souls to keep, our hearts to feed while we're alive, to plant a seed, to make us strive, and…