I did not fall asleep
in the poppies
with my brothers,
nor with my sisters. Continue reading “In the Poppies”
Kissed, Askance
Pressed against
a granite bosom,
kissed, askance,
by Mother, moving. Continue reading “Kissed, Askance”
Black Sea Bound
Adrift,
black sea-bound,
drowned, Continue reading “Black Sea Bound”
Wilderness
I am haunted
by a wilderness
of the soul. Continue reading “Wilderness”
Indigo
Satellites, flit-flitting
by, as clouds of pen nibs
tipped with thinning
indigo, midnight-drip
into starlight, shimmering. Continue reading “Indigo”
The Pebbles Roll
Melancholy rose,
in the old days,
I’d hoped
to meet you,
onward,
gone on,
into the garden. Continue reading “The Pebbles Roll”
Sand in our Guts
There is no pearl
to be found
in these eddies and swirls,
yet,
the grains of sand
in our guts
Continue reading “Sand in our Guts”
Glorious Plumes
Like glorious plumes,
the arrows bristled. Continue reading “Glorious Plumes”
Long Since Gone
A mantle, bare,
holds no memory
for the old hopes
it once shared. Continue reading “Long Since Gone”
Ancient and Eternal
The green grass blows
hard, bent to a side. Continue reading “Ancient and Eternal”
Black Earth
Grief is the black dirt
that buries a treasure. Continue reading “Black Earth”
Coins in The Peat
I’m lying in the marsh,
I’m sinking in the peat,
I’m dying in the dark,
just as the cold
begins to creep. Continue reading “Coins in The Peat”