But they were never silent. The rhythm was in the lines that leaned toward music when spoken.

Over time, those poems began to move. Through collaboration with musicians, spoken voice, and more recently Suno, selected pieces from Sand Pebbles found another life.

Poetry Yes is simply a place where the work can be heard.

At first, it was just a way of making sense of things — a way to hold onto moments. 

I kept writing.

Across the years, my poems have circled back to memory, resilience, loss, tenderness, and the quiet search for meaning. Sand Pebbles brings together poems and song lyrics shaped by that long attention.

I began writing songs with his longtime friend Dave Nye — me with the words, Dave with the music. The poems began to stretch and sing.

Later, Gene Ptak, a friend since childhood, helped bring the work into spoken performance. Hearing the poems aloud gave them another depth — another kind of presence.

Today, through music, voice, and new tools like Suno, the work continues to evolve — still grounded in the same simple practice: looking closely, listening carefully, and trusting the words.