Death
empty eyes soulless-
sliding down the razors edge
between life and death
–
soft rattles-
promises of release
in the tall grass
Category Archives: Animal
Hollow
awake and alone
the contours of your body
still fresh in my sheets
–
a startled thrush-
impressions left
in the tall grass
Contemplation
the great blue heron
gently gliding just above
its own reflection
–
standing water-
a perfect sky
at my feet
Delta
split in two at birth-
all these years spent searching for
that which makes me whole
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wild horses-
where the river
meets the sea
Fire
the burning forests-
gaia’s tears turn to embers
borne off by the wind
–
peals of thunder-
rain falling
on a wild fire
Gloom
with the setting sun
purple ink spreads across the
paper of the night
–
coming darkness-
the ravens gather
on my roof
Remnants
the day’s work is done
a blanket of fog settles
over bleaching bones
–
curling water-
the soft rattle
of empty shells
Azrael
wandering the earth
easing pain and suffering
collecting last breaths
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a copse of trees-
bones
amid the litter
Defiance
northern white cedars
defying all odds, clinging
to the bare cliff face
–
crying gulls-
hatchling turtles
race to the sea
Ruin
shellshocked and bleeding-
wandering the husk of a
demolished building
–
floating ash-
Nothing left but
deafening silence