Age – Page 64 – Iron Haiku

as I drive away
another grain of sand falls
in my life’s hourglass
–
walking the shore
the sand moves
beneath our feet

joyful innocence
unencumbered by malice
that’s yet to be learned
–
the parched forest glen
desperately awaits
the lightning

while my life flies by
I can’t help but to notice
yours is standing still
–
frozen in flight
the languid sweep
of a hummingbird wing

loving you out loud
and I’m not even a bit
apologetic
–
trumpeter swans
building their nest atop
a beaver lodge

brief is our passage
across the river of time
into the unknown
–
oak saplings
from acorns
never unearthed

dealing with the grief
of saying goodbye to you
for the final time
–
rest
at last
in peace

thrust from a cliff side
tangled and sinuous roots
seeking some purchase
–
life
defiantly
persevering

encouraging words
left in the chinks in my walls
for my future self
–
in a sky blue egg
cracks begin
to appear

as one with her tree
longing for the one true love
she can never have
–
high in the branches
she watches him
ride away

physically drained
emotionally wiped out
I have no spoons left
–
driftwood
beaten by
the surf