Sander Roscoe Wolff

Transubstantiation
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

He pulls her to his lips.
Flesh and blood stain them.

This time is sacred,
Filling a holy need.
This moment of surrender
As she bleeds.

Continue Reading »

Trajectory
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

Sure, I know things suck
or seem that way
anyway.

Continue Reading »

This Eden
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

[after Jose Francisco Borges]

This Eden lives in our hearts.
Divine embraces expanding,
like this moment,
into eternity.

Continue Reading »

The Tunnel Of Love
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

I met a woman at a traveling show
Who stood in line at the Tunnel of Love
Complaining:

“I don’t understand why its always my fate
That every boy I meet is a freak or a geek!
I’m not pretty, but I’m not plain…”

I swear I’d heard the same refrain
From someone I knew in a bad dream once.

Continue Reading »

The Firefly
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

(A Bar Just Off Hollywood)

Red vinyl booths.
Small tables, too small, with red vinyl chairs.
Jukebox glowing in the dim light.

Continue Reading »

The Eyes of Her Beloved
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

The Eyes of Her Beloved
By Sander Roscoe Wolff
4-17-05 4pm

This pink-faced blushing bride
explodes with wonderment,
joyously embracing the mystery
unfolding in each moment.

Continue Reading »

The Certainty Of Easter
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

A flightless bird takes wing.
The darkness recedes to reveal a new day.
Questions that, once, loomed large
in the shadows of my consciousness
are now swept away, and
in their place:
Emptiness.

Continue Reading »

Tabula Rasa
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

This blank page isn’t the boss of me!

This blank page is my bitch!

Continue Reading »

Pop Culture
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

RC ain’t Rite.
It’s not The Real Thing.

Coke is.

Patience
by Sander Roscoe Wolff ©

Speak clearly.
From the heart it comes,
Touch is filled with fire.

Understanding follows,
Conspiring in secret dreams
The conquest of desire.

Continue Reading »