Sea Mist Rose

She gripped the railing
lightly, as sea mist rose, Continue reading “Sea Mist Rose”

To Wash My Hands

Hands cupped
into a bowl,
I know,

I know. Continue reading “To Wash My Hands”

No Cleansing

By what wistful welling
do these tears dwell? Continue reading “No Cleansing”

The Kings of Atlanta

Say goodbye
to the Kings
of Atlanta.

Weave their story
into the tapestry
of your life. Continue reading “The Kings of Atlanta”

Grey Decembers

Grey Decembers
are a dark age
of numbing loss. Continue reading “Grey Decembers”

Another Step

In-time,
take a another step,
holding her thorny gift.

This. Continue reading “Another Step”

Uncooperative

The autumnal turn
sets deep in the world
and pulls at leaves
by the handful. Continue reading “Uncooperative”

Untwisting

I fell through a crack,
a space-between,

I slipped ‘neath the layers,
and found the seam. Continue reading “Untwisting”

Summer Eyes

“You seem sad,”
she said, summer-eyed,
through the window Continue reading “Summer Eyes”

Among the Crickets

21:49.

The crickets cry
as the darkness
reminds them to sing. Continue reading “Among the Crickets”

Farewell to the Grandmothers

Today we gathered on the shore
and said goodbye to lovers long-gone
or farewell to the grandmothers
whose loving hands felt so warm. Continue reading “Farewell to the Grandmothers”

The Rain Goes On…

The rain goes on,
pattering, awash,
in glistening ribbons
along the road Continue reading “The Rain Goes On…”