Outlines

Shadows
and silhouettes,
outlines of things
best left Continue reading “Outlines” →

The Lords of East and West

Raise your palms
to the Lords
of East and West,
and entreat them, Continue reading “The Lords of East and West” →

Oddly Shaped Heart

Kintsugi,
Kintsukuroi, Continue reading “Oddly Shaped Heart” →

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” →

A Reminder to Sol

To what end
do the stars shine? Continue reading “A Reminder to Sol” →

Ancient and Eternal

The green grass blows
hard, bent to a side. Continue reading “Ancient and Eternal” →

A Trick of the Light

The little wooden boy
has cherry-red cheeks
and a lick of black paint
swirling on his brow. Continue reading “A Trick of the Light” →

A Bygone Age

I long to live
in a bygone age
where no one knows
that the world
can be killed. Continue reading “A Bygone Age” →

Black Earth

Grief is the black dirt
that buries a treasure. Continue reading “Black Earth” →

Western Seas

I call upon
the western seas,
whose sea foam fingers
are ‘ever reaching, Continue reading “Western Seas” →

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” →