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…” →