Separation
ashes and embers-
my gentle caress lingers
barely on your lips
–
cold glass-
the distance
of your touch
Category Archives: Breath
Life
this life all too brief-
a freshly fallen snowflake
melting in my hand
–
rebirth-
spring sky in
a robin’s egg
Sniper
a callous wind blows
through the cracks in these old bones
and broken windows
–
rusty mountains-
poppy fields in
a sniper’s scope
Rise
autumn morning light
wanders in through the curtains-
your slow even breath
–
darkness-
waking to
a sudden rain
Frost
icy autumn breath
a sliver of the full moon
gazes down on me
–
morning run-
frozen leaves
crunch underfoot
Hung
staring unfocused-
bloodshot sky barely noticed
through these bleary eyes
–
cottonmouth-
a morning dove
splits my skull
Heat
arid desert sands
old leather cracking in the
unforgiving sun
–
rising smoke-
a candle’s
last remnants
Break
the window broken-
in the unlit house glass shards
crunching underfoot
–
descending silence-
a wizened elm
uprooted
Rhythm
flags snap in the wind-
lines of waves begin to break
over silver sands
–
snoring-
warm breath
on my neck
Sculpted
inhaling my breath-
fresh clay from the river banks
shaped in my image
–
amber leaves-
a broken vessel
returned to the earth