It’s somewhat confusing how disarming her smile is and how quickly one can forget to articulate himself the moment she laughs. Her eyes innocent and wide behind those clear narrow-rimmed glasses.

She had short hair, a dark and gracious frame for her silken face tinted with florid cheeks. Subtlety was her charm and great humility adorned her so that one would seem almost reticent to approach her a...

An ode to the great Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for merely nine days. She was beheaded for her strong belief in the reformation of the Catholic Church at the age of 16. To this day she is championed as a heroine of the protestant reformation for her boldness in defending the Word of God against the corruptions of the established church.

Nine days for a Lady with eternity

Worldly crown an...

When does a word lose its meaning

When a wall isn’t just for leaning

But blocking out what we won’t hear,

Songs remind that you’re not near

A home isn’t just walls, windows, and doors to open

Not a roof or redolent frames would i hope in

It’s you that makes it worth coming back

Being “ours” lessens the load of the sad and meager lack

What use is the pen in capturing that yearning, ephemera...