The Reeds Bent

How far will
the reeds bend
in this summer wind? Continue reading “The Reeds Bent” →

Worth Keeping

A heavy heart, leadened
by the weight of pain, hangs
like a folding star within
some misbegotten frame. Continue reading “Worth Keeping” →

Behind the Wicket

Lost ‘twixt
clacking and clicks,
bound, affixed,
behind the wicket,
slither and hiss,
lurking, the wicked
shudder in their bliss. Continue reading “Behind the Wicket” →

The Spring’s Wine

One touch is her blessing,
the infinite hope brought
by a butterfly-wing-caress
sings for the needs of love, Continue reading “The Spring’s Wine” →

Undreaming

I carved out a place…

it’s carved in my mind,
an edifice, defaced,
to hide all the bad times. Continue reading “Undreaming” →

Flower Stems Fall

How could a man
look more defeated?

Drenched, sorrowful,
drained, and depleted
of the vital things
that helped him be. Continue reading “Flower Stems Fall” →

A Beacon in the Mind

You are a beacon
in my mind,

illumine, Continue reading “A Beacon in the Mind” →

Best Spoken to the Night

I saw the wind
whipping hair
across your face

and your cheeks
went red, like roses. Continue reading “Best Spoken to the Night” →

Lulled by Song and Heat

My sun-kissed dream is
hazy behind gauzy sheets
that undulate in the wind,
delicately. The sea-singer
learned her song, sing along
with the roar of the conch. Continue reading “Lulled by Song and Heat” →

Devoid of Meaning

Endless expanse
of the echo. Sing
from the heart,
Hollow Being. Continue reading “Devoid of Meaning” →

Not Gold, But Pearls

Unmoored, drifting,
anchors aweigh,
much like lifting
my wrinkled feet
from the silty floor,
where the world
begged me, Continue reading “Not Gold, But Pearls” →

In the Poppies

I did not fall asleep
in the poppies
with my brothers,
nor with my sisters. Continue reading “In the Poppies” →