if a tree had an ego

Scott’s debut collection of poetry

available now

 

ExCErpt from “magic”

she prayed and prayed for magic

then spread her wings out wide

she felt a wind called courage

and she began to fly


ExCErpt from “The road i travel”

the path through life is bumpy

at least that’s what i’m told

i wouldn’t want the road i travel

to be paved in gold


ExCErpt from “if a tree had an ego”

if a tree had an ego

what kind of world would this be

would it cease to share oxygen

or let go of its leaves


ExCErpt from “The blues”

being happy all the time

is not an easy thing to do

and not all songs are happy songs

so i’ve learned to love the blues


ExCErpt from “the man with no change”

life isn’t a puzzle

it’s more like a pattern

a repeated and decorative design


“The Composer”

love is a composer

intuition the symphony you hear—

life can sound like the beautiful music

whispered by love in intuition’s ear


“miracles”

a star exploded

stardust floated

the miracle

was you