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”
The Tide Washes
The tide washes
against my knees. Continue reading “The Tide Washes”
Leaden Heart
How much does
a heart weigh? Continue reading “Leaden Heart”
The Stillness of the Afternight
We pushed on the wall
with both hands,
and it fell down. Continue reading “The Stillness of the Afternight”
Step by Step
We’re breast to breast,
heart to heart,
cheek to cheek,
there spinning
on the dance
floor. Continue reading “Step by Step”
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”
Glorious Plumes
Like glorious plumes,
the arrows bristled. Continue reading “Glorious Plumes”
Tattooed Curse
In the elder times,
they tattooed a curse
over my heart. Continue reading “Tattooed Curse”
Western Hills Unfolding
I won’t believe we’re free
until our sandaled-feet feel
the western hills unfolding. Continue reading “Western Hills Unfolding”