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…” →

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” →