Depth
slow rhythmic rocking
as I’m drawn deep into you
my lover the sea
–
crying gulls-
lost in your
cold embrace
Category Archives: Breath
Justice
who will stand and speak
when there is such injustice
if not I then who?
–
angry seas-
ramshackle rafts
adrift and lifeless
Birth
my journal entry-
today I start another
lap around the sun
–
willow branches-
a crack appears
in the robin’s egg
Sailing
plying the trade winds-
seeking safe harbor under
an ocean of sky
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rolling seas-
sails reefed
before the storm
Quiet
soft leather armchairs-
whispers of conversations
too quiet to hear
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a lone robin-
her tweets
unread
Fear
monsters in my head
clamor at the gates of hell
screaming to be let out
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the hiss of rain-
slow scratching
under my bed
Descent
as the sun goes down-
I turn the final pages
of this well worn book
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a ashen moon-
mist descends
upon the moors
Driving
the ragtop put down
bare feet up on the dashboard
red hair in the wind
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pacific coast highway-
california dreamin’
on the radio
Ballerina
tiny ballet shoes-
waiting for the curtain in
crinoline and lace
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sunday afternoon-
long hours
at the barre
Dead
the village emptied
bodies lay unburied with
no one left to mourn
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tumbleweeds-
sun scoured bones
picked clean