Calls
a thick veil of clouds-
the lullaby of crickets
sung beneath the rain
–
predawn fog-
a vixen’s cry
heralds the sun
Category Archives: Beneath
Cemetery
blackbirds in the trees-
pebbles left on your headstone
in remembrance
–
knees in the soft earth-
I clear away
the weeds and leaves
Heat
atop cotton sheets
the drone of the ceiling fan
keeping me awake
–
sleeping dogs-
paddle fans spin
in lazy circles
Penance
another meeting-
I know your failings so well
as I do my own
–
rain slicked neon-
another club soda
graces my glass
Religion
knelt down before you-
my voice offered as a sign
of my devotion
–
scorched copper sky-
blood I’ve spilled
on your alter
Loneliness
reading into my
masochistic tendencies-
our old love letters
–
grimy windows-
a metal fan
stirs the air
Independence
canons and mortars-
our patriotic fervor
lights up the night sky
–
fireworks
the dog hides
under my bed
Hunt
above the highway
a red tailed hawk circling
riding the thermals
–
hunting-
an osprey plummets
to the sea
Sleep
a thief in the night-
sleep steals into the room and
takes me unawares
–
cunning-
the sly sofa
steals my will
Carving
shavings of maple
remnants of a craftsman’s work
spread across the floor
–
a willow tree
the old man carves
in the shade