Separation
ashes and embers-
my gentle caress lingers
barely on your lips
–
cold glass-
the distance
of your touch
Category Archives: Cold
Life
this life all too brief-
a freshly fallen snowflake
melting in my hand
–
rebirth-
spring sky in
a robin’s egg
Leaves
tattered autumn lace
drifting in the morning air
lofted by the breeze
–
leaf litter-
tulip poplars
shed their skin
Penance
mired in the past
endlessly forced to repeat
the sins of my youth
–
born of fire-
ashes rise
into the night
Candle
stone walls and dirt floors-
candle flames cling to their wicks
throwing dark shadows
–
straw bedding-
a tallow candle’s
uneasy light
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
Sunlight
sensing acceptace
evil walks in the daylight
no longer afraid
–
sunlight-
insects scatter
from prying eyes
Dawn
waiting for the sun
thready morning clouds make way
for her arrival
–
open windows-
awake before
the alarm