Chuck Perrin

in these garish grim distorted times while our tender but tenacious Earth is ravaged and depleted around us while Western winds whip wild with frustration and the seemingly ever present sun swelters sears and blears we soldier ahead each day anew on the hunt for harmony longing for fraternity in a struggle to stay focused… [ read more ]

Loneliness drips like icing Coating the chalky cake of everyday Loneliness flows like lava Oozing down life’s barren land scrape Loneliness scorches any hint of happiness That dares to poke a timid head Up through our daily sand Loneliness hails hard Down on our hurting head Ignore the emptiness No matter how bad that it… [ read more ]

The break of dawn quietly entwines numbing fingers of fog down canyons still asleep exhausted still from yesterday’s burnt out and troubled bouts. What is it in the air that keeps us all so caustic and competitive? Is there no way to filter back to carefree? All it takes is one slow deep breath —… [ read more ]